Name: Test for good students I. Choose the best answer. 1. This type of machine in 1950. A. invented B. has been invented C. has invented D. was invented 2. my friends like to sing. A. The most B. Most C. Most of D. The most of 3. Our President has many problems that he doesn’t know what to do. A. very B. such C. so D. such as 4. I have two brothers. One is very smart, but isn’t. A. another B. the other C. some other D. the another 5. John went in the river the day before yesterday. A. swim B. swam C. swimming D. swims 6. Our president never lets his secretary off from the office early. A. to take B. take C. taking D. takes 7. Sorry, I couldn’t hear you A. because it noised B. because of the noise C. despite the noise D. because it noisy 8. Spanish is different Portuguese. A. to B. from C. that D. than 9. My parents live in Idaho. They there. A. lived B. lives C. is living D. have lived 10. After we all these papers, we can go home. A. are typing B. will type C. type D . typed II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 1. Since his wife (die) , he (take) to smoking a lot. 2. I don’t mind (walk) but I’d rather (get) a taxi. 3. How often do you have your car (service) ? 4. In recent years many buildings (build) in this city. 5. Do you know how often the bus (run) at night? 6. When I first met him, he (study) painting. 7. Your hair needs (cut) You’d better (have) it (do) tomorrow. 8. Nam often (spend) his free time (read) books. 9. In Britain, milk bottles (deliver) and (collect) at the doorstep. 10. It’s no use (ask) children (keep) quiet. They can’t help (make) noise III. Fill in each blank with a suitable word to complete the passage. Watching TV and going for a walk(1) the most popular leisure activities in Britain. But although longer holiday and shorter (2) hours have given more free(3) Women generally have less free time(4) men, because they spend time(5) domestic work, shopping and childcare. (6) survey showed that man were more(7) to read newspapers than women, while(8) slightly higher proportion of adults read(9) newspapers than read daily morning national(10) IV. Rewrite the following sentences so that the meaning stays the same. 1. We couldn’t go out bacause the weather was so bad. 1 -> It was such 2. He could repaired the broken vase. -> The 3. I’d rather you smoked in here. -> Would ? 4. No one has ever discussed that question. -> That question 5. I tried to eat the cake, but it was too sweet. -> The cake 6. I’m quite happy to look after the baby for you. -> I don’t mind 7. My brother isn’t good at French. I am not good at French. -> Neither 8. No other excercise is as healthy as swimming. -> Swimming 9. She prefers Italian food to French food. -> She’d 10. I haven’t been able to see him for two years. -> It’s V. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. 1. It is to eat too much sugar and fat. (health) 2. If you can give a reasonable for your ba behavior last night, I’ll forgive you (explain) 3. The charged me 50,000 VND for each room. (decorate) 4. There are many cultural between his country and mine. (differ) 5. After taking an aspirin, her headache (appear) 6. The she gave last night was marvelous. (perform) 7. D.E Huges was the of microphone. (invent) 8. Discovering penicillin made Sir Alexander Fleming all over the world (fame) 9. There are a lot of festivals in Vietnam. (tradition) 10. You don’t have to do that work. In other words, it’s for you. (necessity) VI. There is one mistake in each line of the following passage. Find and correct it. Nam is a student. This year he had a very interested summer 1) holiday. He traveled, with him schoolmates to a mountainous 2) area in Hoa Binh province. They gone there to help make a 3) road through a forest among two villages. “It was very difficult 4) because there had no water to drink and no shops where we 5) could bought food,” said Nam. “It was also very cold and wet 6) in the mountains. It is one of the wetter places in the country.” 7) Nam stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was hard 8) work, but he says it was the best thing he has ever did. He is 9) hoping to return next year to do any more work there. 10) 2 I. Rewrite the sentences. “Please turn down the radio for me,” said my father. -> My father asked me 2.It’s three years since I last spoke to her. ->I 3. We started living here fifteen years ago. ->We 4. She sings more beautifully than her sister. -> Her sister 5. Keeping the environment clean is very important. -> It’s 6. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it. ->The time machine 7. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals. -> People 8. I’m very sad that I wasn’t accepted in that group. -> I’m very sad not 9. He fail the exams because of his laziness. -> Because he 10. The children will go swimming if it is sunny. -> Unless II. Complete the passage with the words given. Keep - prices - excercise - good - with - well Listen nature space money breathe work People in the country enjoy some advantages that people in the city can’t enjoy. The country has (1) for people to do things. They have space to plant flowers and space to (2) animals. It’s easy for them to get fresh vegetables, fresh fruit and fresh milk at low (3) They are closed contact with (4) They (5) with trees and soil, cows and dogs. They (6) fresh air. They fight (7) strong winds. They get a lot of (8) when they work on the land. They can (9) to the songs of birds while working. This contact with nature is (10) for strong health. III. Use the suggested words to complete the letter. Dear Mai, 1. Thank you / much / flowers / you / send / while / I / be / hospital. -> 2. They / beautiful / and /really / help / cheer / up. -> 3. I / come out / hospital / Thursday morning. -> 4. You / come over / place / weekend / because / I / very bored / now. -> 5. I / look / forward / see / soon. -> Your friend, Hoa 3 4 . Our president never lets his secretary off from the office early. A. to take B. take C. taking D. takes 7. Sorry, I couldn’t hear you A. because it noised B. because of the noise C. despite the. also very cold and wet 6) in the mountains. It is one of the wetter places in the country.” 7) Nam stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was hard 8) work, but he says it was the best. night was marvelous. (perform) 7. D.E Huges was the of microphone. (invent) 8. Discovering penicillin made Sir Alexander Fleming all over the world (fame) 9. There are a lot of festivals in Vietnam.