Key Test 14 I.Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: 1. a. psychology b. typical c. party d. system 2. a. advanced b. established c. preferred d. stopped 3. a. prospect b. ensure c. score d. sensible 4. a. sanguine b. gangster c. guess d. gesture 5. a. image b. snake c. awake d. whale II. Read each of the following list of four words and choose one word that does not belong in each list: 6. a. star b. planet c. saucer d. asteroid 7. a. mother b. brother c. father d. farther 8. a. Christmas b. April c. Halloween d. Easter 9. a. retain b. strike c. write d. forbid 10. a. pencil b. ruler c. eraser d. schoolbag III. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences: 11. She always………the crossword in the paper before breakfast. a. makes b. writes c. does d. works 12. Several items of…… were found on the river bank. a. clothes b. dress c. costume d. clothing 13. The Pikes use energy-saving bulbs, and……………. a. we don’t useb. we do, either c. neither don’t we d. so we do 14. She doesn’t type……………as her friends. a. quicklier b. more quickly c. most quickly d. so quickly 15. He would walk to work if he………………near the office. a. lives b. lived c. will live d. would live 16. Please………all the lights when you leave the room. a. turn off b. turn over c. turn up d. turn into 17. Air………is a serious problem in many big cities. a. pollutes b. polluted c. polluting d. pollution 18. There will be a………of fresh water in a few decades. a. shorter b. shortest c. shortage d. shorten 19. We…………painting the house light blue. a. want b. wish c. need d. suggest 20. My class was divided…………three groups. a. into b. between c. among d. for IV. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistake ( a , b , c or d) 21. He gets up early in order to reviewing our lessons before school. a b c(review) d 22. There wasn’t no electricity in our village twenty years ago. a b c d 23. Quynh seemed very happily when she received her sister’s letter. a b c d 24. We should put the coffee table among the armchair and the wardrobe. a b c d 25. Tom falls asleep now because of he stayed up too late last night. a b c d 26. You look tired. You’d better to go to bead early. a b c d 27. Mr Brown often spends a three- weeks summer holiday in Viet Nam. a b c d 28. Do you know how much does it cost to send this letter to England? a b c d 29. I have few books in English than my classmates do. a b c d 30. Mr. Thanh doesn’t live in the country now and we don’t, too. a b c d V. Read the text below and decide which answer –a , b , c or d- best fits each space. For many young people sport is a popular part of school life and ( 31)_____in one of the school teams and playing in matches is very important. ( 32)_____someone is in a team it means a lot of extra practice and often spending a Saturday or Sunday away ( 33) ____home, as many matches are played then. It ( 34) ____also involve traveling to other town to play against other school teams and then ( 35)_____on after the match for a meal or a drink. Some parents, friends or other students will travel with the team to support ( 36)_____own side. When a school team wins a match, the whole feel proud, (37)______only the players. It can also mean a school ( 38)____well-known for being goot at certain sports and pupils from that school may end up playing ( 39)____national or international teams so that the school has some really ( 40)_____names associated with it. 31. a . having b. being c. taking d. putting 32. a. If b. As c. Then d. So 33. a. at b. on c. for d. from 34. a. ought b. is c. can d. has 35. a. being b. staying c. leaving d. spending 36. a. their b. its c. our d. his 37. a. but b. however c. and d. not 38. a. turns b. makes c. comes d. becomes 39. a. up b. to c. for d. beside 40. a. old b. new c. common d. famous VI. Read the following letter and choose the best completion for each question: Animals keep themselves clean in different ways. Dogs usually get clean by scratching themselves This get rid of the loose hairs. They don’t take a water bath often- on their own anyway. Too much water makes a dog’s skin dry out and it may crack. When children take bath, they sometimes forget to clean their ears. But bats don’t forget. Their ears must be clean because bats find their way by listening to sounds. A bat puts the thumb of its winged front “hand” in its ear and twists it around and around to loosen the dirt. The rest of its body is kept spotless with its long, pink tongue. A jackrabbit also remembers to clean its ears. It pushes them forward with a foot, so its tongue can reach them. It cleans its feet by shaking each one to loosen the dirt and then licking it. Squirrels are mostly concerned with cleaning their tails. They spend hours grooming their tails, but for good reason. A squirrel’s tail acts as a parachute when it jumps and as a “balancing pole” when it runs along branches. In winter, asleep in its nest, it wrap itself in a warm tail “blanket” Just as people use combs to keep their hair smooth, so do many animals. After bathing, the duckbill platypus combs its fur with a long claw until it’s smooth and in place. Bears use claw “ combs” too. They sharpen their claw on stumps and tree trunks. This keeps their “ combs” sharp. Claws are also the bear’s main weapons of defense. All of Mother Nature’s animals know that keeping clean is a must for survival. 41. This passage tells us about how some animals………… a. move by sound b. wash their food c. sharpen their claw d. keep their bodies clean 42. According to this article, an important part of survival is…………. a. knowing their enemy b. finding food c. keeping clean d. keeping warm 43. We can see that……………………. a. not al animals keep clean by using water b. animals don’t clean themselves very often. .c. teeth are a bear’s only weapon. D. Most animals wash their food regularly. 44. A squirrel uses its tail for………………………. a. warmth b. fighting c. nesting material d. hiding 45. As used in this article spotless means……. a. dry b. oiled c. clean d. wet VII. Choose one sentence that has different meaning to the root one. 46.She received a lot of encouragement from her mother. a. She was encouraged a lot by her mother b. Her mother encouraged her a lot. c. She had a lot of courage like her mother. D. Her mother gave her a lot of encouragement 47. Let’s go for a picnic this weekend. a. Why don’t we go for a picnic this weekend? b. Where do we go for a picnic this weekend? c. How about going for a picnic this weekend? d. Shall we go for a picnic this weekend? 48. If I were you I would report the incident to the police. a. It is essential you report the incident to the police. b. I advise you to report the incident to the police. c. Why don’t you report the incident to the police? d. You should report the incident to the police. 49. I last met him at a conference two years ago. a. I haven’t met him for two years. b. It’s two years since I last met him. c. The last time I met him was at a conference two years ago. d. I meet him at a conference every two years. 50. Whose villa is that? a. Who is the owner of that villa? b. Who does that villa belong to? c. Who wants to know that villa’s owner? d. Who owns that villa? Test 14 I.Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: 1. a. psychology b. typical c. party d. system 2. a. advanced b. established c. preferred d. stopped 3. a. prospect b. ensure c. score d. sensible 4. a. sanguine b. gangster c. guess d. gesture 5. a. image b. snake c. awake d. whale II. Read each of the following list of four words and choose one word that does not belong in each list: 6. a. star b. planet c. saucer d. asteroid 7. a. mother b. brother c. father d. farther 8. a. Christmas b. April c. Halloween d. Easter 9. a. retain b. strike c. write d. forbid 10. a. pencil b. ruler c. eraser d. schoolbag III. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences: 11. She always………the crossword in the paper before breakfast. a. makes b. writes c. does d. works 12. Several items of…… were found on the river bank. a. clothes b. dress c. costume d. clothing 13. The Pikes use energy-saving bulbs, and……………. a. we don’t useb. we do, either c. neither don’t we d. so we do 14. She doesn’t type……………as her friends. a. quicklier b. more quickly c. most quickly d. so quickly 15. He would walk to work if he………………near the office. a. lives b. lived c. will live d. would live 16. Please………all the lights when you leave the room. a. turn off b. turn over c. turn up d. turn into 17. Air………is a serious problem in many big cities. a. pollutes b. polluted c. polluting d. pollution 18. There will be a………of fresh water in a few decades. a. shorter b. shortest c. shortage d. shorten 19. We…………painting the house light blue. a. want b. wish c. need d. suggest 20. My class was divided…………three groups. a. into b. between c. among d. for IV. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistake ( a , b , c or d) 21. He gets up early in order to reviewing our lessons before school. a b c d 22. There wasn’t no electricity in our village twenty years ago. a b c d 23. Quynh seemed very happily when she received her sister’s letter. a b c d 24. We should put the coffee table among the armchair and the wardrobe. a b c d 25. Tom falls asleep now because of he stayed up too late last night. a b c d 26. You look tired. You’d better to go to bead early. a b c d 27. Mr Brown often spends a three- weeks summer holiday in Viet Nam. a b c d 28. Do you know how much does it cost to send this letter to England? a b c d 29. I have few books in English than my classmates do. a b c d 30. Mr. Thanh doesn’t live in the country now and we don’t, too. a b c d V. Read the text below and decide which answer –a , b , c or d- best fits each space. For many young people sport is a popular part of school life and ( 31)_____in one of the school teams and playing in matches is very important. ( 32)_____someone is in a team it means a lot of extra practice and often spending a Saturday or Sunday away ( 33) ____home, as many matches are played then. It ( 34) ____also involve traveling to other town to play against other school teams and then ( 35)_____on after the match for a meal or a drink. Some parents, friends or other students will travel with the team to support ( 36)_____own side. When a school team wins a match, the whole feel proud, (37)______only the players. It can also mean a school ( 38)____well-known for being goot at certain sports and pupils from that school may end up playing ( 39)____national or international teams so that the school has some really ( 40)_____names associated with it. 31. a . having b. being c. taking d. putting 32. a. If b. As c. Then d. So 33. a. at b. on c. for d. from 34. a. ought b. is c. can d. has 35. a. being b. staying c. leaving d. spending 36. a. their b. its c. our d. his 37. a. but b. however c. and d. not 38. a. turns b. makes c. comes d. becomes 39. a. up b. to c. for d. beside 40. a. old b. new c. common d. famous VI. Read the following letter and choose the best completion for each question: Animals keep themselves clean in different ways. Dogs usually get clean by scratching themselves This get rid of the loose hairs. They don’t take a water bath often- on their own anyway. Too much water makes a dog’s skin dry out and it may crack. When children take bath, they sometimes forget to clean their ears. But bats don’t forget. Their ears must be clean because bats find their way by listening to sounds. A bat puts the thumb of its winged front “hand” in its ear and twists it around and around to loosen the dirt. The rest of its body is kept spotless with its long, pink tongue. A jackrabbit also remembers to clean its ears. It pushes them forward with a foot, so its tongue can reach them. It cleans its feet by shaking each one to loosen the dirt and then licking it. Squirrels are mostly concerned with cleaning their tails. They spend hours grooming their tails, but for good reason. A squirrel’s tail acts as a parachute when it jumps and as a “balancing pole” when it runs along branches. In winter, asleep in its nest, it wrap itself in a warm tail “blanket” Just as people use combs to keep their hair smooth, so do many animals. After bathing, the duckbill platypus combs its fur with a long claw until it’s smooth and in place. Bears use claw “ combs” too. They sharpen their claw on stumps and tree trunks. This keeps their “ combs” sharp. Claws are also the bear’s main weapons of defense. All of Mother Nature’s animals know that keeping clean is a must for survival. 41. This passage tells us about how some animals………… a. move by sound b. wash their food c. sharpen their claw d. keep their bodies clean 42. According to this article, an important part of survival is…………. a. knowing their enemy b. finding food c. keeping clean d. keeping warm 43. We can see that……………………. a. not al animals keep clean by using water b. animals don’t clean themselves very often. .c. teeth are a bear’s only weapon. D. Most animals wash their food regularly. 44. A squirrel uses its tail for………………………. a. warmth b. fighting c. nesting material d. hiding 45. As used in this article spotless means……. a. dry b. oiled c. clean d. wet VII. Choose one sentence that has different meaning to the root one. 46.She received a lot of encouragement from her mother. a. She was encouraged a lot by her mother b. Her mother encouraged her a lot. c. She had a lot of courage like her mother. D. Her mother gave her a lot of encouragement 47. Let’s go for a picnic this weekend. a. Why don’t we go for a picnic this weekend? b. Where do we go for a picnic this weekend? c. How about going for a picnic this weekend? d. Shall we go for a picnic this weekend? 48. If I were you I would report the incident to the police. a. It is essential you report the incident to the police. b. I advise you to report the incident to the police. c. Why don’t you report the incident to the police? d. You should report the incident to the police. 49. I last met him at a conference two years ago. a. I haven’t met him for two years. b. It’s two years since I last met him. c. The last time I met him was at a conference two years ago. d. I meet him at a conference every two years. 50. Whose villa is that? a. Who is the owner of that villa? b. Who does that villa belong to? c. Who wants to know that villa’s owner? d. Who owns that villa? . picnic this weekend. a. Why don’t we go for a picnic this weekend? b. Where do we go for a picnic this weekend? c. How about going for a picnic this weekend?. picnic this weekend. a. Why don’t we go for a picnic this weekend? b. Where do we go for a picnic this weekend? c. How about going for a picnic this weekend?