c. fiction d. soap opera  a 42. He always tells the that anybody don't dare to tell. a. truth b. true c. truthful d. truthfully  a 43. People who can read and write can be described as . a. literati b. literate c. literature d. literary  b 44. The best and most fuel -economical cars are in Japan. a. product b. produced c. producing d. produces  b 45. The woman …… was sitting in the car wore a yellow dress. a. who b. which c. when d. whom  a 46. Companies often spend large sums of money making to sell their products. a. advertise b. advertisements c. advertising d. advertiser  b 47. Writings that are valued as works of art can be described as a. literature b. philology c. poem d. literary  a 48. Every student knows the of the last examination. a. important b. importantly c. unimportant d. importance  d 49. A book you are obliged to study in detail for an examination is a a. novel b. short story c. set book d. story  c 50. I had little in finding a place to live. I found a flat quite easily. a. difficulty b. difficult c. difficulties d. difficultness  a Test 29 Pronunciation 1. a. ground b. should c. about d. amount > b 2. a. made b. fate c. hate d. hand > d 3. a. allow b. all c. fall d. hall > a 4. a. few b. new c. chew d. phew > c 5. a. should b. mouth c. would d. could > b 6. a. chase b. case c. face d. sad > d Find the mistakes 7. Sam used to live in Oklahoma, but his company had him transferred to a better position in Georgia. a. live b. but c. had him transferred d. a better position c 8. My child started to attend school when he is six years old. a. My child b. to attend c. when d. is  d 9. Sally must have called her sister last night, but she arrived home too late to call her. a. must have called b. arrived c. too late d. her  a 10. Anybody who plansto attend the meeting ought send a short note to the chairperson. a. who plans b. to attend c. ought send d. to the  c 11. The teachers and the administrators are having so difficult time agreeing on a contract for the forthcoming year that the teachers may go on strike. a. so difficult b. agreeing c. the forthcoming year d. may go on strike  a Grammar and Vocabulary 12. A poem is often divided into a. pages b. verses c. paragraphs d. parts  b 13. My mother doesn't allow in the house. a. smoke b. smoked c. smoking d. smokeless  c 14. We don't like the in this play. a. persons b. characters c. types d. people  b 15. Carol's parents always encouraged her hard at school. a. studying b. to study c. studies d. studied  b 16. There is no time the present. a. if b. as if c. as d. like  d 17. Sorry I am late. The car down on my way here. a. break b. broke c. breaking d. broken  b 18. She put his to the petition. a. firm b. trademark c. signature d. mark  c 19. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody to bed. a. go b. had gone c.has gone d. goes  b 20. She is looking up some words in a dictionary because she doesn't know what they a. signify b. mean c. imply d. represent  b 21. My father has just bought a new cooker for my mother on her birthday. a. electric b. electricity c. electrical d. electrically  a 22. A work of fiction which is shorter than a novel is a a. short story b. history c. romance d. novel  a 23. at the factory was seriously affected during the strike. a.Product b. Produce c. Production d. Produced  c 24. You don't know where Nam is, ? a. don't you b. do you c. is he d. isn't he  b 25. That practises on this street every morning. a. jog b. jogger c. jogging d. joggle  b 26. Do you want with you or do you want to go alone? a. me coming b. me to come c. that I come d. that I will come  b 27. The horse won the race a. comfortably b. comfort c. comfortable d. comfortableness  a 28. Someone who briefly assesses a play or book in the press writes a a. critic b. criticism c. critique d. review  d 29. Whenever you met , let me see. I will be ready to help you. a. difficult b. difficulties c. difficultness d. difficultly  b 30. We must end each sentence with a a. dot b. point c. comma d. full stop  d 31. Mary is very , so everybody loves her very much. a. friendly and kind b. friend and kind c. friendly and kindly d. friend and kindly  a 32. Businessmen might arrange a meeting in order to have . a. a discussion b. a conversation c. an argument d. a dialogue  a 33. The man we interviewed for the job was intelligent but we weren't very impressed by his a. appearance b. appearing c. appear d. appears  a 34. If you have an angry argument or disagreement with someone, you've probably been a. conversing b. disputing c. quarrelling d. discussing  c 35. She is the most pupil in our class. a. intelligence b. intelligent c. unintelligent d. intelligently  b 36. If you express in words, you are probably something. a. noticing b. regarding c. observing d. saying  d 37. The company is very efficient and gives a service. a. speed b. speedily c. speeding d. speedy  d 38. The guard is pinning on a notice board. a. a notice b. a placard c. a sign d. a cartel  a 39. Having scientific is very necessary in our modern life. a. know b. knowable c. knowing d. knowledge  d 40. If a person with something, he will nod. a. agrees b. disagrees c. accepts d. receives  a 41. He had an accident because he crossed the street ………………. a. care b. carelessly c. careless d. carelessness  b 42. The girl sees her friends across the street, so she them. a. salutes b. waves to c. welcomes d. nods  b 43. She will never forget the holiday in Dalat. a. wonder b. wonderful c. wonderfully d. wondering  b 44. You probably think carefully before deciding how to a business letter. a. respond to b. respond c. reply d. answer to  a 45. I apologized for the which was my fault. a. misunderstanding b. understand c. understanding d. understandingly  a 46. If you want to turn left or turn right, you should a. do a sign b. sign c. signal d. signify  c 47. Our manager doesn't allow us in the office. a. smoke b. to smoke c. smoking d. smokeless  b 48. They spent the afternoon talking. They had a nice a. speech b. chat c. speak d. discussion  b 49. I rang the doorbell but there was still no answer. Then I tried on the door, but there was still no answer. a. knocking b. knock c. to knock d. knocked  a 50. Seeing his face, she couldn't help a. laughing b. to laugh c. that she laughed d. be laugh  a Test 30 Pronunciation 1. a. natural b. nature c. native d. nation > a 2. a. name b. flame c. man d. fame > c 3. a. summer b. future c. number d. drummer > b 4. a. count b. sound c. found d. should > d 5. a. last b. fast c. taste d. task > c 6. a. how b. low c. know d. slow > a Find the mistakes 7. It is difficult to get used to sleep in a tent after having a soft, comfortable bed to lie on. a. difficult b. to sleep c. having d. to lie on  b 8. The director felt badly about not giving Mary the position that she had sought with his company. a. badly b. not giving c. that d. had sought  a 9. Tom and Mark hope go skiing in the mountains this weekend if the weather is nice. a. go b. in the mountains c. if the d. is nice  a 10. The political candidate talked as if she has already been electedto the presidency. a. The b. has c. been elected d. to the  b 11. The salad tasted so well that my brother returned to the salad bar foranother helping. a. so well b. returned to c. salad bar for d. another helping  a Grammar and Vocabulary 12. We must have for looking after our parents when they are old. a. responsible b. responsibly c. responsibility d. respond  c 13. It doesn't seem ugly to me, , I think it's rather beautiful. a. Contrary b. The contrary c. In contrast d. On the contrary  d 14. in filling a prescription could cost a life. a. Carelessness b. Care c. Careful d. Carefulness  a 15. Ann and left. a. said goodbye to me b. said me goodbye c. told me goodbye d. told goodbye to me  a 16. An air-hostess should be very a. tactful b. tact c. tactfully d. tactless