70 TESTS LEVEL A Test 1 I. Pronunciation 1. a. fat b. cat c. table d. sat > c 2. a. hit b. tide c. sit d. did > b 3. a. fed b. left c. bet d. these > d 4. a. color b. hole c. go d. toe > a 5. a. these b. free c. scene d. bed > d 6. a. peace b. meat c. instead d. leader > c II. Find the mistakes 7. Our train will arrive to Hue at noon. a. will arrive b. to c. at d. noon -> b 8. Don't enter to this mysterious cave. a. Don't b. enter c. to d. mysterious -> c 9. An European gentleman is waiting for my boss in the hall. a. An b. is waiting c. for d. in -> a III. Grammar and Vocabulary 10. I know the to the post office. a. book b. lunch c. walk d. way > d 11. Why didn't you go camping last week? If you there, you would have had a lot of fun. a. were being b. have been c. had been d. was being -> c 12. His trick made me furious. a. extremely angry b. hot c. not very happy d. too sad > a 13. - Will you do me a favor? - Yes great pleasure. a. at b. of c. with d. in -> c 14. Can you me a good French restaurant? a. recommend b. praise c. say about d. answer > a 15. What if you had had a day off yesterday? a. would you have done b. would you do c. will you do d. you would have done -> a 16. He will his brother to the zoo with him. a. give b. take c. like d. catch > b 17. Long is working in a bicycle firm. He there since 1978. a. had worked b. has been working c. were working d. was working -> b 18. She often hires the van to transport her goods. a. the heavy car b. the coach c. the small truck d. the big motorbike > c 19. everything before the visitors came? a. Had they prepared b. Were they preparing c. Have they prepared d. Are they preparing -> a 20. The boys were clapping their hands and cheering loudly. a. enjoying himself b. crying loudly c. observing the scene d. shouting congratulations > d 21. What games did you like ? a. best b. well c. rather d. better -> a 22. Will you me how to play tennis? a. learn b. call c. need d. show > d 23. I that he was an English teacher. a. am thinking b. thought c. am being thought d. was thinking -> b 24. There are only ordinary flowers in this garden. a. common b. good-looking c. famous d. gently > a 25. This is a good athlete performance is admired by many people in the world. a. whom b. which c. whose d. who -> c 26. The ball the fence and into the classroom. a. hit b. shot c. kicked d. went over > d 27. The test becomes and a. hard / hard b. harder / harder c. hardest / hardest d. harder / hard  b 28. Abdul was badly frightened by a stranger in the market. a. surprised b. embarrassed c. worried d. terrified > d 29. Is her health getting and ? a. bad / bad b. good / good c. worse / worse d. more / more -> c 30. Mrs. White, an elderly widow, was feeding her dogs. a. a mature b. an older c. a somewhat old d. a very old > c 31. Robert for Mary since noon. a. is going to wait b. has been waiting c. is waiting d. was going to wait -> b 32. We shall this package to our friend in Ho Chi Minh city. a. receive b. reply c. send d. ask > c 33. The Jones in that house for twenty years. They like it very much. a. are living b. were living c. has lived d. have been living -> d 34. The old man descended the stairs slowly because he was afraid of falling. a. went down b. looked down c. turned down d. stepped down > a 35. The United Nations Charter signed in 1945. a. are b. were c. has been d. was -> d 36. How often does Mr. Black his vet? a. eat b. food c. give d. feed > d 37. It is not raining now, but when I came to school this morning, it very hard. a. is raining b. was raining c. has rained d. has been raining  b 38. Her factory went bankrupt and since then she has been out of work. a. unable to do b. disappointed c. dissatisfied d. unemployed > d 39. - He says he is still reading "The Old Man and the Sea". - I don't think so. I it to him a long time ago and it's quite a short book. a. gave b. was giving c. have given d. are giving  a 40. I’d like to have this dress shortened. a. reduced b. tailored c. made shorter d. repaired > c 41. The road in front of your house a. repairs b. is preparing c. is being repaired d. repairing  c 42. He was so that he went to bed early. a. healthy b. tired c. strong d. angrily > b 43. - Has Roger been looking for Jane for some time? - Yes, he a. has b. has been c. has looked d. have  a 44. Nowadays, it's rather difficult to a suitable job. a. apply for b. want c. work d. look on > a 45. When we arrived, the winner of the art competition a prize. a. awarded b. were being awarded c. was awarding d. was being awarded  d 46. When I arrived, the train had left. a. never b. yet c. already d. suddenly > c 47. - Mr. and Mrs. Foster finally saw a football game. - they ever a football game before? a. Didn't / see b. Wasn't / seen c. Weren't / seen d. Hadn't / seen  d 48. If you don't hurry, we shall the bus. a. catch b. miss c. run d. deceive > b 49. Lan lives on a farm. She a traffic-jam before she went to the city last month. a. did not see b. were not seeing c. had never seen d. has never seen  c 50. I want you to a double room for me at Bamboo Green hotel tonight. a. ask b. keep on c. phone d. reserve > d Test 2: I. Pronunciation 1. a. ahead b. capitalist c. also d. important > c 2. a. large b. war c. motor-car d. starter > b 3. a. fat b. bat c. fade d. lack > c 4. a. time b. find c. nice d. bid > d 5. a. loud b. amount c. found d. you > d 6. a. cup b. tube c. nut d. but > b II. Find the mistakes 7. My brother is three years elder than me. a. My b. is c. elder d me -> c 8. The weather was such cold that we didn't go out. a. was b. such c. that d. didn't go -> b 9. I drew my salary and I bought a trousers for my father yesterday. a. drew b. bought c. a trousers d. for -> c III. Grammar and Vocabulary: 10. Do you know where Peter his car? a. find b. seen c. looks d. found > d 11. When we came, the stadium a. was being filled b. has filled c. filled d. is being filled -> a 12. Florida was rocked by a car bomb explosion yesterday. a. shaken violently b. taken c. seized d. taken seriously > a 13. How long waiting for me? Just a few minutes. a. have you been b. are you c. were you d. had you been -> a 14. Nancy is a shirt to present Nam on his birthday. a. making b. building c. selling d. handing > a 15. Nam was not at the meeting yesterday. I wish he there. a. had been b. were c. has been d. was -> a 16. A helicopter managed to land on the mountain and rescued the climbers. a. pretended b. succeeded c. could d. was able > d 17. If I you, I wouldn't accept the invitation. a. had been b. were c. are d. has been ->b 18. New machines used on this farm. a. have b. are being c. being d. were being ->b 19. After they the Olympic torch into the stadium, the games began. a. had carried b. were carrying c. had been carrying d. has carried  a 20. Their speed is approximately twenty miles an hour. a. under b. above c. about d. over > c 21. I didn't study hard enough for the examinations last week. I wish I harder. a. have studied b. had studied c. studied d. has been studied  b 22. Thank you for a marvelous evening. a. wonderful b. boring c. awful d. embarrassing > a 23. Hung went to Ha Noi last week. She there once a few years ago. a. was being b. was c. had been d. has been  b 24. He forgot to the ruler I lent him. a. give me back b. pay me c. lend me again d. offer me > a 25. - Had you and Bill ever seen the Olympic Games before? - No, we a. hadn't b. didn't c. weren't d. hasn't  a 26. The English are always in football. a. angry b. pleased c. interested d. happy > c 27. I wish my grandparents before I was born, but they did. a. weren't died b. didn't die c. hadn't died d. has died  c 28. The acrobats the children very much. a. practiced b. trained c. interested d. happy > c 29. I wish it my birthday every day, but it isn't. a. had been b. were c. is d. had been  b 30. Nam the heavy suitcase for the old woman. a. held b. helped c. called d. carried  d 31. The examinations next month. a. will give b. will have given c. would have given d. will be given  d 32. I believe her. I don’t think she would me a lie. a. say b. tell c. speak d. talk > b 33. Traffic rules at all times. a. must observe b. must have observed c. must be observed d. must been observed  c 34. The boy was punished because he was very rude to his uncle. a. cruel b. impolite c. polite d. kind > b 35. The visiting team scored one goal in the first half. The home team scored two goals in the second half. The home team the game. a. played b. won c. lost d. gain  b 36. The teacher wanted her naughty pupil to go out immediately. a. completely b. at once c. correctly d. all answers are correct > b 37. Jim contributes news or comments regularly from abroad to a newspaper. He's a. a correspondent b. a competitor c. an athlete c. journalist  a 38. I here for ten years. a. works b. am working c. work d. have been working > d 39. Cattle and sheep graze in the a. rivers b. bridges c. meadows d. hills  c 40. I him two weeks ago. a. meet b. was meeting c. met d. have met > c 41. Cars, buses, and bicycles are means of a. conversation b. transport c. competition d. traffic  b 42. I to my present house in 1985. a. moved b. have been moving c. have moved d. was moving > a 43. Taxis are for tourists who need to get to the airport quickly. a. convenient b. cheaper c. distant d. comfortable  a 44. to Dalat? a. Are you ever b. Were you ever c. Do you ever being d. Have you ever been > d 45. Winners of Olympic events are with medals. [...]... historically c historic d historian c 39 Hello Can I make to see the dentist? a a meeting b an appointment c an experiment d a department > b 40 Olympic must be amateurs a audience b spectators c games d athletes d 41 Jogging is usually an individual sport, but volleyball and basketball are sports a collection b single c team d group > c 42 Have you ever participated May Day marches? a on... now, and we don't have anything to do - Why don't we take a walk round the lake? a colorful b demonstration c leisurely d enjoyable c 41 Please show me this computer works a what b how c which d that > b 42 My grandparents are going to their golden wedding anniversary next week a demonstrate b attract c celebrate d fascinate c 43 His parents are all by his result a disappointing b disappointed... with a cloth a is covering b covered c is covered d has covered > c 22 you ever been to England? a Have b Are c Do d Had a 23 This is the boy father teaches me mathematics a whose b which c who d his > a 24 Young Pioneers to love their fatherland a have taught b taught c have been taught d has been taught c 25 My family wanted to reserve a hotel room a live in b stay c accommodate d... cleaning > a 49 Sunday is the day I don't have many things to do a when b where c which d that a 50 Jack is out of breath He a was running b has been running c has run d would run > b Test 3 I Pronunciation 1 a fishing > c 2 a head > c 3 a now > a 4 a gave > b 5 a run > d 6 a picture > c b middle c find d picture b feather c theatre d leather b show c borrow d slow b slap c slave d cake... the bus at the same stop every day a Our b get to c at d every day -> b 9 Anybody ought to learn what to cook a Anybody b to learn c what d to cook -> c III Grammar and vocabulary 10 The little girl plays the piano a bad b beautiful c beautifully d good c 11 Nothing can grow in this poor a idea b thing c ground d soil > d 12 Please read the story a aloud b loud c loudness d loudly a 13 She... read two novels week a a b one c once d an a 35 This cake tastes I can't eat it a awful b awfully c badly d all are correct > a 36 Our school had 200 pupils in the ninth form last year 160 of them passed the graduation examination per cent of the pupils passed a 20 b 80 c 32 d 65 b 37 It cost me money to travel all over the world a many b few c a lot of d all are correct > c 38 We didn't... find d would have found > b 30 We had bread and milk breakfast a for b with c in d on a 31 Just before we London, there was a violent flood a reached b have reached c had reached d reach > a 32 We watched the soldiers in the parade a marching b to march c march d a & c are correct d 33 Do you mind in a small house with us? a to live b live c living d being lived > c 34 I read two novels... been d had been c 21 Lan seems to be a hurry a in b at c on d with > a 22 People don't learn languages overnight Languages learned overnight a aren't b haven't c weren't d hadn't a 23 David is in love Mary, but Mary doesn't love him a with b at c to d in > a 24 His room is rather small compared yours a on b in c with d for c 25 Betty started school the age of 6 a in b on c at d with... to laugh for our friends a is b to laugh c for d our friends -> c III Grammar and Vocabulary 10 They often wear when riding a motorbike a a business suit b a helmet c a pair of shoes d perfume > b 11 That play was for her to see again a too interesting b enough interesting c interesting enough d so interesting c 12 A well-known actor in films is called a a film star b a talented man c a movie... this morning by Taliban a prisoners b were hang c by d Taliban -> b 9 You are many more intelligent than I thought you are a many b than c thought d are -> a III Grammar and Vocabulary 10 Public libraries to all readers a open b are opened c is open d are open d 11 Do you know .? a what she was wrong b what’s wrong with her c what wrong she was d what wrong is with her > b 12 The love for books . The test becomes and a. hard / hard b. harder / harder c. hardest / hardest d. harder / hard  b 28. Abdul was badly frightened by a stranger in the market. a. surprised b. embarrassed. > a 25. - Had you and Bill ever seen the Olympic Games before? - No, we a. hadn't b. didn't c. weren't d. hasn't  a 26. The English are always in football. a. angry. Taliban. a. prisoners b. were hang c. by d. Taliban -& gt; b 9. You are many more intelligent than I thought you are. a. many b. than c. thought d. are -& gt; a III. Grammar and Vocabulary