Test 1 I/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others 1. a. national b. casual c. gather d. imaginary 2. a. ghost b. hour c. honor d. hang 3. a. detail b. aircraft c. claim d. acquaintance 4. a. float b. aboard c. toad d. coast 5. a. efficiency b. faucet c. advance d. experience II/ Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English 6. Columbus made is first voyage from Europe till America in 1492 A B C D 7. Sally suggested to go to see a new film at the local cinema A B C D 8. You don’t know of any vacant apartment, do you? A B C D 9. I’ll give you $100 if it helps you going on holiday A B C D 10. He said he was looking after a place to stay for a few weeks A B C D III/ Find the one choice that best completes the sentence. 11. Both French and English …….in Canada. a. is spoken b. are spoken c. is spoke d. are spoke. 12. If the sky is clear, you can see the stars ……….night. a. at b. in c. on d. when 13. The first man walked on the moon……… 21 July 1969 a. in b. at. c. on d. no preposition 14. Lan said that the earth ……….round. a. be b. is c. being d. was 15. Greg ……….me if I liked rock music. a. asked b. told c. said d. said to 16. There are more countries north of the equator than south of it,…….? a. isn’t it b. is it c. aren’t there d. aren’t they 17. I finally finished ……… at 7.00 p.m and served dinner. a. cooking b. being cooking c. to cook d. to be cooked 18. “ I don’t think John looks well ” “ He seems………… ” a. fairly tired b. fair tired c. fair tiredly d. fairly tiredly 19. Can you turn the tap……… for me ? a. down b. off c. in d. up 20. Bob is the kind of person to…………one can talk about anything. a. who b. whom c. that d. his 21. The movie ……….last night was terrific. a. I went b. I went to sit c. I went to d. that I went 22. Sally would answer the phone if she ……. in her office right now. a. were b. may be c. is d. would be 23. Islamic people usually go to the …………… to pray. a. pagoda b. mosque c. temple d. church 24. I have started taking ……… at the community college. a. classes b. periods c. hours d. programs 25. “ Do you know any English………?” Yes. “ On the ball.” It means “alert” and “able to do something”. a. idioms b. proverbs c. sayings d. sports III/ Choose A, B, C, D to complete the following passage. Valentine’s Day is always ( 26)… February 14. It’s not a(27) ….day. On weekdays, schools are open. Banks are open. People go to work. Life goes (28)……as usual, but there is one(29)… People give cards and gifts to friends and people they love. They say, “Be my Valentine.” There are many kinds of Valentine cards. Some people make cards. Most people (30) ….them. Men and women often give each another romantic cards. These(31)… say, “I love you”. The husbands give romantic cards to their(32)……. Children and friends usually give funny or humorous cards. These cards do not say, “I love you”. They are not romantic. Children give cards to their friends(33) .school parties. Flowers and candies are popular gifts on Valentine’s Day. Many people give red roses(34)… people they love. Stores sell chocolate and other candies in heart (35)…… 26. A. in B. at C. on D. for 27. A. national B. office C. regional D. religion 28. A. in B. at C. for D. on 29. A. differ B. difference C. different D. on 30. A. buy B. sell C. give D. get 31. A. men B. women C. cards D. papers 32. A. wives B. wifes C. wive D. wife 33. A. in B. at C. on D. of 34. A. for B. at C. to D. – 35. A. style B. forms C. shapes D. pattern IV/ Choose the best sentences to have a good letter. Dear Mr. Lam, 36. a. I am writting this letter to complain about the noise from Apartment 3C. b. I am writing this letter to complain about the noise from Apartment 3C. c. I am writting this letter to complain with the noise from Apartment 3C. d. I am writting this letter complaining about the noise from Apartment 3C. 37. a. I moved into Apartment 2C on November 1 st . b. I moved into Apartment 2C in November 1 st . c. I moved into Apartment 2C at November 1 st . d. I moved into Apartment 2C since November 1 st . 38. a. Since I moved in, my upstairs neighbors have play their stereo loudly every night b. Since I moved in, my upstairs neighbors have playing their stereo loudly every night c. Since I moved in, my upstairs neighbors have played their stereo loud every night d. Since I moved in, my upstairs neighbors have played their stereo loudly every night 39. a. I have asked them to turn it down since several times already. b. I have asked them to turn it down for several times already. c. I have asked them to turn it down in several times already. d. I have asked them to turn it down several times already. 40. a. However, they have not stop the noise yet. b. However, they have not stopping the noise yet. c. However, they have not stopped the noise yet. d. However, they have not to stop the noise yet. 41. a. I am a student and I have to studying every night. b. I am a student and I have to studied every night. c. I am a student and I have to study every night. d. I am a student and I have studying every night. 42. a. I will fail my final examination next month if this noise stops. b. I would fail my final examination next month if this noise stops. c. I would fail my final examination next month unless this noise stops. d. I will fail my final examination next month unless this noise stops. 43. a. Please talk to my neighbors and ask them to turn down their stereo after 9.00 b. Please talk to my neighbors and ask them to turn up their stereo after 9.00 c. Please talk to my neighbors and ask them to turn over their stereo after 9.00 d. Please talk to my neighbors and as them to turn on their stereo after 9.00 44. a. I am looking forward to hearing from you and see how you can solve this problem b. I am looking forward to hearing from you and seeing how you can solve this problem. c. I am looking forward to hear from you and seeing how you can solve this problem. d. I am looking forward to hearing to you and seeing how you can solve this problem 45. a. Faithful, Mai. b. Faithfully, Mai. c. Faithfuly, Mai. d. b and c are correct Test 2 I/ Pick out the word whose underlined part has different pronunciation from the other (1). 1. a. watched b. stopped c. cleaned d. worked 1. a. plates b. desks c. maps d. town 3. a. stomach b. chair c. child d. catch 4. a. their b. thank c. that d. they 5. a. know b. knife c. kill d. knee II/ Choose a, b, c, d to complete each of the following sentences (2). 1. I wish Susan …… harder for her examination. a. will work b. worked c. has worked d. works 2. Mary was really …… by the beauty of Hanoi. a. impress b. impression c.impressed d. impressive 3. The word Jeans comes …………a kind of material that was made in Europe. a. in b. at c. from d. on 4.Mary ……write to me last year. a. uses to b. used to c. is used to d. was used 5. She ……a letter when the telephone rang. a. wrote b. was writing c. was written d. has written 6. I like the composition ……you wrote. a. whose b. whom c. which d. who 7.The stamp collection made him …… famous in the country. a. be b. to be c. been d. being 8. I’m not tired ……… working all day. a. although b. in spite of c. though d. despite of 9. I suggest ……….to the movies. a. going b. go c. to go d. went 10. She would come to see you if she……….your address. a. have b. has c. having d. had III/ Give the correct form of the word given at the end of the sentences (1) 1. The boy tired to repair the clock, but he was………. SUCCESS 2. You are one of many …………… for that job. APPLY 3. It was an………… day. ENJOY 4. The accident happened because of driving……… CARE 5. We can protect the environment by ……….air pollution REDUCTION IV/ Write the mistake and correct it (1) 1. This is the book that I bought it at the store. 2. Despite he is a good singer, he is not famous. 3. You can see that the room has been beautiful decorated for Christmas. 4. Of the three boys, he is the most strong. 5. Her teacher encouraged her taking party in the examination. V/ Fill in each space with a correct preposition(1). 1. He is going to be late …… school. 2. My parents saw me……… at the railway station. 3. I’m returning to England…………the end of this term. 4. Don’t throw these newspapers…………. 5. The pupils were divided…….small groups. VI/ Complete the passage using the words given in the box(2) housework back which week families mother Sunday rich work one In Britain there is a holiday now (1)……people call Mother’s Day. In the old days, many girls from working class (2)…….in town and cities and from farmer families in the country (3)…….in rich houses. They had to do all the (4)…… and their working day was usually very long, they often worked on Sunday, too. Once a year, it was usually (5)…….Sunday in March, they could visit their mothers. They went home on that day and brought presents for their (6)……and for other members of their families. They could stay at home only one day, and then they went (7)… to their work. People call that that day Mothering Day or Mothering Sunday. Later, workers at the factories and girls who worked in the houses of (8)… families received one free day a (9)…… and Mothering Day became Mother’s Day. It is the last (10)………in March. VII/ Rewrite sentence without changing its meaning (2) 1. He is too short to be a goalkeeper. He isn’t…………………………………………………………… 2. Despite his intelligence, he doesn’t study hard enough at school. Even…………………………………………………………… 3. She couldn’t join us because she was busy. She was busy………………………………………………………. 4. They won’t go unless you give them the money. If…………………………………………………………………… 5. It took Mary two hours to travel to the countryside last week. Mary spent…………………………………………………………… 6. The police didn’t interview the witness. The witness…………………………………………………………… 7. “ Why do you come here late ?” she asked me. She asked me………………………………………………………… 8. “ I will go to the China next week”, she said to me. She told me……………………………………………………………. 9. Our crops don’t grow fast because there isn’t enough rain. If………………………………………………………………………… 10. I’m sorry I don’t know her phone number. I wish……………………………………………………………………. . month if this noise stops. b. I would fail my final examination next month if this noise stops. c. I would fail my final examination next month unless this. a. at b. in c. on d. when 13. The first man walked on the moon……… 21 July 196 9 a. in b. at. c. on d. no preposition 14. Lan said that the earth ……….round.