GENERAL TEST 7 I. Multiple choices: 1. The air is hot and __________ in summer. (warm / cool / cold / humid) 2. The residents in my __________ are very friendly. (neighbor / neighborhood / neighboring / neighborly) 3. This house is __________ from that one. (similar / same / different / difficult) 4. Do you want to send this letter airmail or _________? (mail / surface mail / e-mail / taste) 5. They __________ in this factory since last year. (work / are working / has worked / have worked) 6. When I was young, I __________ collecting stamps. (like, liked / have liked / will like) 7. My Dad told me _________ hard. (to learn / learn / learnt / learning) 8. _________ have you lived here? About 10 years. (How far / How long / How often / How) 9. She's bought a computer __________ a week. (for / since / at / in) 10. The garden is the same __________ the one I saw last week. (than / from / as /to) 11. People have concerned __________ the new mall for month. (at / about / to / for) 12. The room is air-__________ so you won't feel hot. (conditioned / condition / conditioner / conditioning) II. Gap-filling A new shopping mall is opening in my neighborhood. It's different from the present (1)__________ area. It's very convenient to shop because all the shops are (2)_________ one roof. However, some people are not happy (3)__________ the changes. The goods in the new store offer a good selection of (4)__________, some at (5)__________ prices. Therefore, most of (6)_________ prefer shopping in the new shopping mall. The residents and store owners will have a (7)__________ meeting in order (8)__________ discuss the situation. to – shopping – under – about – community – cheaper – products – customers IV. Transformation 1. We began worked here a year ago. We have______________________________________________________ 2. Girls don't drive cars as fast as boys. Boys___________________________than____________________________ 3. Our friend usually did exercises regularly as a child. ___________________used________________________________________ 4. Mary is cleverer than her sister. Mary's sister_____________________as_____________________________ 5. Peter is a fluent speaker. Peter_________________________________________________________ V. Error identification 1. Everybody in my neighborhood are happy about new changes A B C D 2. This test is more easy than that one. A B C D 3. We've learnt to play the piano for 2005. A B C D 4. I used to working for this company when I graduated. A B C D 5. We have the same idea with your Dad in the discussion. A B C D VI. Pronunciation 1. wanted - naked - needed - looked 2. roofs - lakes - stamps - weeds 3. a rea - hat - man - aunt 4. cup - club - under - community 5. write - nice - live - find GENERAL TEST 8 I. Multiple choices: 1. What's she doing? She's __________ the floor. (doing / sweeping / dusting / feeding) 2. My speaking English is bad. I need to __________ it (believe / make / improve / learn) 3. By doing this, we can help __________ natural resources and earn money. (save / say / kill / enroll) 4. My Mom is looking at __________ in the mirror. (her / hers / herself / she) 5. What does she look __________? (alike / like / liked / likes) 6. Bell was born ______ March 3 rd , 1847. (in / on / at / for) 7. Our parents __________ for her since yesterday. (have waited / has waited / waited / wait) 8. Many __________ areas are getting electricity. ( remote / far / rural / urban) 9. The Unit 8 is ___________ than Unit 7. (easy / easier / more easy / as easy) 10. He says that he should ___________ the words many times. (write / wrote / writing / to write) 11. She told me _________ at that table. (not sit / don't sit / not to sit / to not sit) 12. There's no rain for months. The __________ is terrible. (flood / drought / pressure / way) II. Gap-filling Joan is famous both (1)__________ China and in the USA where she is now living. How did she become famous actress? It's an (2)__________ story. She was (3)__________ in Shanghai in 1961. When she was 14, some people from a film studio came to her school and (4)__________ her to study at the studio. She was happy (5)__________ this chance. However, She discovered she like (6)__________. At the age of 18, she won Golden Rooster, China's top film award. In the late 1970s, her parents moved to USA. They hoped that she (7)__________ study medicine. Instead, she majored in film and (8)__________ became a famous actress. in – later – born – interesting – would – acting – chose - about IV. Transformation 1. As a child, I used to ride a bike to school. I often________________________________________________________ 2. Fred is good at English. Fred learns_____________________________________________________ 3. Did you start write this letter an hour ago? Have_________________________________________________________ 4. This girl isn't as pretty as your sister. Your sister _______________________________than__________________ 5. "Don't go out tonight, Linh", asked her Dad. Linh's dad told__________________________________________________ V. Error identification 1. I don't want to go out because it is rain A B C D 2. We are having a birthday party in Saturday night. A B Would you like to join us? C D 3. My Math result is more bad than my English result. A B C D 4. TV brings not only informations but also entertainment. A B C D 5. Our colleagues have felt tired when they worked hard. A B C D VI. Pronunciation 1. luck - put - cup - under 2. talked - stopped - noted - laughed 3. aches - washes - buses - oranges 4. spend - set - pen - man 5. mean - speech - great - she