PhamNhuLuan-09hvnh ENGLISH TEST   . I. Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c, or d) which best completes each sentence. 1. He catches an early train. He it everyday. a. uses to b. used to c. is accustomed d. always does 2. I’m not sure if the new tax is a good idea after all. a. much b. as c. such d. so 3. We have arranged special insurance to cover medical in the event of an accident. a. prices b. expenses c. accounts d. money 4. Has Mary got her illness yet? a. at b. out of c. up d. over 5. The team’s success was largely our efforts. a. because b. come from c. by d. due to 6. He saw a young woman on the pavement outside the shop. a. stood b. standing c. has stood d. was stood 7. She isn’t well with the manager. a. getting on b. going on c. keeping on d. talking on 8. Why are you working so hard? Because I a car, so I’m saving as much as I can. a. will buy b. buying c. have bought d. am going to buy 9. I am not in the least about his opinion. a. aware b. concerned c. interested d. regarded 10. I have some information for you, but I don’t want to give it the phone. a. by b. through c. on d. over 11. They always kept on good with their next-door neighbors for the children’s sake. a. friendship b. relations c. will d. terms 12. My small brother all the cakes before I’ve got back. a. eats b. had eaten c. has eaten d. was eaten 13. The police made him out the truth. a. speak b. speaking c. spoke d. speaks 14. If I were the Minister of Education, I more money on teachers. a. spent b. would spend c. will spend d. have spent 15. , or you’ll wake the baby. a. Quite please b. Silence c. Be quite d. Make a noise II. Read the text carefully and circle the best answers In the United States, presidential elections are held in years evenly divisible by four (1884, 1900, 1964, ect…). Since 1840, American presidents elected in years ending with zero have died in office, with one exception William H. Harrison, the man who served the shortest term, died of pneumonia only several weeks after his inauguration. Abraham Lincoln was one of the four presidents who were assassinated. He was elected in 1860, and his untimely death came just five years later. James A. Garfield, a former Union army general from Ohio, was shot during his first year in office (1881) by a man to whom he wouldn’t give a job. While in his second term of office (1901), William McKinley, another Ohioan, attended the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. PhamNhuLuan-09hvnh During the reception, he was assassinated while shaking hands with some of the guests. John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 in Dallas only three years after his election. Three years after his election in 1920, Warren G. Harding died in office. Although is was never proved, many believe he was poisoned. Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected four times (1932, 1936, 1940, and 1944), the only man to serve so long a team. He had contracted polio in 1921 and eventually died of the illness in 1945. Ronald Reagan, who was elected in 1980 and re-elected four years later, suffered an assassination attempt but did not succumb to the assassin’s bullets. He was the first to break the long chain of unfortunate events. Will the candidate in the election of 2000 also be as lucky? 1. All of the following were election years EXCEPT a. 1960 b. 1930 c. 1888 d. 1824 2. Which president served he shortest term in office? a. Abraham Lincoln b. Warren G. Harding c. William McKinley d. William H. Harrison 3. Which of the following is true? a. All presidents elected in years ending in zero have died in office. b. Only presidents from Ohio have died in office. c. Franklin D. Roosevelt completed four terms as president. d. Four American presidents have been assassinated. 4. How many presidents elected in years ending n zero since 1840 have died in office? a. 7 b. 5 c. 4 d. 3 5. The word “inauguration” in the first paragraph means most nearly the same as a. election b. acceptance speech c. swearing-in ceremony d. campaign 6. All of the following presidents were assassinated EXCEPT a. John F. Kennedy b. Franklin D. Roosevelt c. Abraham Lincoln d. Jame A. Garfield 7. The word “whom” in the second paragraph refers to a. Garfield b. Garfield’s assassin c. a Union army general d. McKinley 8. The word “contracted” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to a. communicated about b. developed c. agreed about d. notified III. Give the correct forms of the capitalized words 1. The thing I hate most about him is his (SELFISH) 2. Thank you for a very (ENJOY) evening. 3. If your work is (SATISFY) you will get a longer contract. 4. It’s quite an (EXCITE) film because you don’t know what’s going to happen until the end. 5. The whole evening was a (BORING) and I couldn’t wait to leave. 6. I was green with (ENVIOUS) when I saw her new house. 7. I’d been standing in the queue for half an hour and was beginning to get rather (PATIENT) 8. I am not saying he is (HONEST) , but he is not very good with money. 9. He has set fire to some houses in the (NEIGHBOUR) 10. The children spent their (CHILD) in the mountains. PhamNhuLuan-09hvnh IV. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with only ONE suitable word The Kemp family lived (1) door to me. They were interesting and intelligent people, but they (2) always getting into some sort of trouble. It was usually either illness (3) accident, but there were other things too. Their house (4) fire twice, and twice the whole family had to stay (5) me while repairs were made. The Kemp were always losing things, important things (6) money or keys. Pictures often fell off the (7) in their house; the children fell out of their (8) at night. I used to wake (9) in the mornings and think: “What strange thing will happen (10) that family today?” V. Circle the words or phrases (A, B, C, or D) that are incorrect in the following sentences 1. In spite of the its small size, Europe has a greater impact on the world history than any other continent. A B C D 2. A person on a diet should keep in mind that the worst time to eat heavy is just before bedtime. A B C D 3. Each year , tourists from all over the world travel to Poland to visit a birthplace of Frederic Chopin. A B C D 4. The most important cause of the War of 1812 it was the impressments of American seamen by the British. A B C D 5. People who lose weight with the help of behavioral techniques like weighing themselves regularly and A B keeping records of what do they eat seem to need the same techniques to keep the weight off. C D 6. Since fireworks are danger, many cities have laws preventing businesses from selling them. A B C D 7. He is insisted on to go with his mother, but she refused to let him do so. A B C D 8. Every city in the United States has traffic problems because the amount of cars on American streets and A B C D highways is increasing every year. 9. The official name of the capital of Mexico is Mexico. D. F, but most people call Mexico City to distinguish it A B C from the country. D 10. Every day, at least eight Americans choke to death when food or other objects become lodging in their A B C D throats. V. Rewrite the following sentences using the words given at the beginning. Keep the sentence’s meaning unchanged. 1. He drives carefully. He is 2. To learn English is very interesting. PhamNhuLuan-09hvnh It’s 3. I’m going to the theatre tomorrow, and I’m really looking for it. I’m looking 4. It’s a pity you didn’t tell us about this. I wish 5. They made her hand over her passport. She 6. I tried to eat the cake, but is was too sweet. The cake 7. We couldn’t go out because the weather was so bad. The bad weather 8. Six years ago we started writing to each other. We have 9. She and I had never been there before. Neither 10. I’m grateful that you looked after my mother so well. Thank you