Test 14 I. Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others in each line. 1. A. but B. cut C. sun D. put 2. A. skill B. fine C. dinner D. since 3. A. easy B. seat C. learn D. eat 4. A. close B. pop C. cold D. rose 5. A. lake B. plane C. plan D. state II: Choose the correct word or phrase underlined to complete the sentence 1. What is/ does/ was/ did your sister like? She is funny and intelligent. 2. The man coming/ comes/ is coming/ to come towards us is an engineer. 4. If you had come to the party, you would meet/ would have met/ had met/ met her. 5. The company which/ whose/ that/ where employees are on strike is closing down soon. 6. Water boil/ is boiling/ boils/ was boling at 100oC. 7. Sunday is a holiday which/ that/ where/ when most people rest. 8. When she was cooking dinner, she cuts/ cut/ was cutting/ is cutting her finger. 9. I have lived here since I am/ have been/ will be/ was 10. 10. They would be angry if you aren t/ don t/ won t/ didn t’ ’ ’ ’ visit them. 11. What will you do if you win/ won/ had won/ will a million dollars? 12. If you stay up late, you feel/ felt/ would feel/ will feel sleepy the next morning. 13. You seem to be quite good for / about / at/ to physics. 14. Our house needs to be painting / paint / painted / paints 15. If you saw a UFO, what______ you do? A. will B. would C. can D. did 16. – “Would you like a glass of green tea?” A. No, let’s not. B. No, I don’t. C. No, thanks. D. No, I wouldn’t. 17.The ______ of Hanoi is about 5 million. A populated B population C popular D populate 18.I like to go _____ in the summer. A swim B swimming C swam D swimmer 19.We had a ______ discussion about football. A bore B boring C bored D boredom 20.Money doesn't always bring _____. A happy B happily C happierD happiness 21.His _____ makes his parents happy. A success B successful C succeed D succeeded 22. He suggested to organize / organizing / to organizing / organize a show to raise money 23. Today I’m going to tell you how to reduce the air pollution / pollute / polluted / pollutant 24. It’s two weeks since I have washed / washed / washing / wash the car. 25. They are selling their house, will they / have they / aren t they / haven t they’ ’ ? III.Put the suitable preposition: 1. A: Can I speak _____ Ms Tomlinson, please? B: I’m afraid she isn’t _____. She went _____ half an hour ago. 2. They go _____ work _____ bus. 3. My birthday is _____ May, and my wife’s is _____ Christmas Day. 4. Sara was born _____ 2 o’clock _____ 17 th August. 5. Mr. Thanh isn’t here _____ the moment. He’ll be back _____ a few minutes. 6. We were _____ the seaside _____ two weeks. 7. I haven’t seen Liz _____ Monday. 8. This suit is different _____ the one I saw yesterday. 9. The passage is written _____ English. 10. Vietnamese women usually wear the ao dai, sometimes__ work, and especially___ special occasions. IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting. 1. Last summer my family went to Vung Tau, where my aunt is living there. A B C D 2. After living in London for two months, my brother got used to drive on the left. A B C D 3. Linh wishes that she is given a teddy bear at Christmas. A B C D 4. Even though being ill, Ba still went to school last Monday. 5. Your brother hardly goes to work by bus, doesn’t he? 6. Nha Trang, that has a long beach, attracts many foreign visitors. A B C D 7. I haven’t seen my grandparents since a quarter of a year. A B C D 8. The problems of pollution are too difficult for us to solve. A B C D 9. A new shop was opening on Main Street last week. A B C D 10. His teacher encouraged him taking part in the competition. A B C D V. Read the passage and then answer the questions: The first stamp in the word was an English stamp. It was made in 1840. Before that, people paid money to the postman for every letter that they received and the postman did not give the letters to anybody who did not pay him. An English teacher, whole name was Rowland Hill, thought much about this. One day, he said that the people who wrote the letter should pay for them, and not the people who got the letters. He then spoke about it to the people in the govemment. Soon the post offices began to sell little pieces of paper with a stamp on them. 1) Which country made the first stamp? . 2) When did the first stamp appear? . 3) Before that, what did people have to do when they got o letter? . 4) Who invented the stamp? . VI- Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences : 1) Learning / foreign language / necessary / us / get / job. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 2) I / spoke / the man / whose wife / injured / accident. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 3) driver / stop / car / in time / save / child.->………………………………………………… 5) Boxing / too / dangerous / her / play, / it ?…………………………………………………… 6) If I / younger / learn / drive / car.……………………………………………… 7. Baird / produce / first TV picture / 1926 / he?/ . 8. If / Tom / rich / travel / around / world./ 9. It / be / beautiful day / so / I / my friends / decide / go / picnic / countryside./ . 10.Of all / hotels in town / the Royal Hotel / comfortable. VI: Rewrite the following sentences: 1. The flight from Bangkok to London lasted for more than twelve hours. It took 2. It was such a boring film that she felt asleep. The film . 3. If someone doesn’t put the coal in, the fire will go out. Unless . 4. We don’t see our parents very often because they live so far away. If . 5. It’s a pity our teacher isn’t here at the moment. I wish . 6. Tom failed the exam.He was very lazy->Tom is so . 7.The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it It was such 8.It was such a heavy door that the child couldn’t open it. The door was too 9. Nam is too old to drive a car.->If only Nam . 10.Viet Nam isn’t as large as the USAViet Nam . would be angry if you aren t/ don t/ won t/ didn t’ ’ ’ ’ visit them. 11. What will you do if you win/ won/ had won/ will a million dollars? 12. If you stay. We were _____ the seaside _____ two weeks. 7. I haven’t seen Liz _____ Monday. 8. This suit is different _____ the one I saw yesterday. 9. The passage is