TEST 23
I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D before the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (1,25pts)
1. A. promised B. hopped C. booked D. burned
2. A. though B. ought C. thought D. bought
3. A. hard B. carry C. card D. yard
4. A. try B. why C. heavy D. dry
5. A. cool B. food C. look D. flood
II. Circle A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences . (5,75pts)
1. The teacher told him ___________ up late.
A. to not stay B. to stay not C. to stay not D. not to stay
2. My father is good at ____________ English.
A. speaking B. spoken C. speak D. to speak
3. We are all ________ that you passed your English exam. Congratulation!
A. relieved B. afraid C. delighted D. certain
4. “__________to come and have dinner with us?” “I’d love to but I’m very busy”.
A. would you mind B. could you please C. Would you like D. Do you enjoy
5. I am very _____________ in the information you have given me.
A. concerned B. interested C. surprised D. worried
6. Can you tell me where ______________ ?
A. she does B. does she C. she is D. is she
7. You have to work ____________ for the coming exam.
A. hardly B. more hardly C. more hard D. hard
8. I saw her _____________ the flowers in the garden.
A. watering B. watered C. be watered D. is watering
9. They had their luggage ___________ by the porter.
A. carry B. carrying C. to carry D. carried
10. She often spends her weekend ___________ through pleasant open countryside.
A. travel B. traveling C. to travel D. to traveling
11- My brother is studying hard ......................... pass the exam.
A. for B. in order to C. so to D. so that
12- We have studied ................... seven o'clock.
A. for B. at C. since D. to
13- He was born in England. English is his .................................
A. mother tongue B. first language
C. foreign language D. A and B are correct
14- It's dangerous .......................... in this river.
A. swim B. to swim C. swimming D. swam
15- ........................... to America yet ?
A. Were you B. Have you ever been C.Were you been D. Are you
16- The boy was ....................... by the dog
A. bite B. bit C. bited D. bitten
17- My father used ...................... me to school.
A. took B. taking C. to take D. take
18- Would you mind ................... for a few minutes?
A. to wait B. waiting C. wait D. be waiting
19. My aunt speaks English very ................................
A. good | B. well | C. goodly | D. best |
20. We have math on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday; It means we have math .......... a week.
A. once | B. twice | C. three times | D. four times |
21. Lan promises to ............................ her best in learning English.
A. try | B. make | C. work | D. learn |
22. The manager asked me ............................. for him outside his office.
A. wait | B. waiting | C. to wait | D. waited |
23. She hasn’t written to me ........................................
A. already | B. yet | C. never | D. any longer |
III. Give the correct form of the bold words in parentheses. (2,5pts)
1. This book has a lot of information. It’s very ____________________. (use)
2. You’ll meet the tour guide on your ___________________ at the hotel. (arrive)
3. Our post is delivered _______________________ except for Saturday ( day)
4. Ha Long Bay was ___________by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. (recognition)
5. Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more ________________ . (comfort)
6. His parents are very __________________ of him. (pride)
7. “The lost shoes” is one of the _______________ stories I like best. (tradition)
8. The _____________ from Hanoi to London was delayed in two hours. (fly)
9. I’m sure that I have connected the printer ___________ . (proper)
10. Each of my friends has a _________________ character. (differ)
IV. Each sentence below contains an error, underline and write the correct one in the space. 0 is done as an example. (2pts)
0. My brother are a teacher. 0. _______ is _________
1. I go to see her if I have enough time. 1. __________________
2. It is not easy do that difficult work. 2.___________________
3. He drove such fast that he won the race. 3.___________________
4. I wish I can go with you to the countryside next weekend. 4. ___________________
5. When she came, I read her letter. 5 ___________________
6. It’s dangerous to drive fastly in busy streets. 6.___________________
7. The bicycle is so expensive for me to buy. 7.___________________
8. Dave is a friend of mine. I knew him for a long time. 8.__________________
V. Give the correct form of the bold verbs in parentheses. (2pts)
1. The dictionaries (1. buy _________________) yesterday.
2. While my mother and I (2. watch____________________) a film on T V last night, our
aunt in the USA (3. phone_______________).
3. My friend (4. not/visit_________________) me since he (5. move _________) to another town.
4. We (6. already/ finish _________________________) our work.
5. My English (7. get____________________ ) better and better.
6. You should practise (8. speak___________________) English everyday.
7. How long _________ you (9. wait___________________) for me?
8. It was a nice day, so we decided (10. go ________________) for a walk.
VI- Complete the following sentences based on the given cues.(2pts)
1- How long / it / take you / get / school ?
.....................................................................................................................................
2- He / not interested / buy / new / house.
.....................................................................................................................................
3- I / play badminton / Nam / when / my friends / come.
.....................................................................................................................................
4- I / bored / doing / same thing / day after day.
.....................................................................................................................................
5- Marie Curie / born / Poland / 1867
.....................................................................................................................................
6- We ought / use/ cloth bags/ instead / reuse/ plastic bags.
.....................................................................................................................................
7- We / have / wonderful/ time / moment / SaPa.
.....................................................................................................................................
8- Could / give me / information ?
.....................................................................................................................................
VII. Read the passage then answer the questions below.(2pts)
Nam moved to this neighborhood last year. Nam and his family lived in a big city before coming here. On the first days, he didn’t like the life in the country because there was not much to do. However, after a short time he has changed his mind. He now likes his new neighborhood very much because the air is fresh, the food is delicious and the people are friendly. There are a lot of things he can do in his free time such as going swimming, going fishing, going boating. He doesn’t want to live in a big city anymore.
1. When did Nam move to this neighborhood?
....................................................................................................................................
2. Did he like the life in the country on the first days?
......................................................................................................................................
3. Why does he like his neighborhood now?
......................................................................................................................................
4. Does he want to live in a big city now?
.....................................................................................................................................
VIII. Complete the 2nd sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the fist (2,5pts).
1. The children are too young to be in class 6.
→The children are not....................................................................................................
2. "Eat more fruits and vegetables", the doctor said to her
→The doctor told............................................................................................................
3. We began to study English 5 years ago.
®.We have ...................................................................................................................
4 “Can you wait for me here, Jerry?”
®Tom told......................................................................................................................
5. A dog is bigger than a cat.
® A cat isn’t as..............................................................................................................
6. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it.
® The coffee is too .......................................................................................................
7. The ladder isn’t very long. It doesn’t reach the window.
® The ladder .................................................................................................................
8. The weather was fine. We could go camping.
® The weather ..........................................................................................................
9. I often went boating when I was young.
® I used to....................................................................................................................
10. We built this house in 1975.
®This house .............................................................................................................
Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (5 pts)
1. A. THere B. THough C. THan D. THeme
2. A. SnOWstorm B. knOWledge C. shOW D. slƠ
3. A. treaSure B. Sewage C. Save D. campuS
4. A. effEctive B. rEcognize C. sEntence D. Equality
5. A. enjoyED B. invitED C. mendED D. lastED
b. Use the verbs in brackets in the correct tense or form. (10 pts)
1. He (not finish) hasn't finished his work yet. He only (start) started an hour ago.
2. I recommend that Bob (study) study much more if he wants to pass all his classes.
3. If I (have) had a typewriter, I would type it myself.
4. I tried (explain) to explain but he refused to listen.
5. A lot of people (kill) have been killed by AIDS recently, and I wish nobody would die any more.
6. Only yesterday did I (realise) realise what was going on
7. George as well as his brothers (not go)don't go to the cinema very often.
8. We are going (have) to have our house (repaint) repainted next month.
9. After (stop)being stopped by the police, the man admitted (steal) stealing the car but denied driving at 100 miles an hour.
10. Mary (not wear) wasn't wearing her glasses at that time, so she (not notice) didn't notice what kind of car the man (drive). was driving
#Yumi
a. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence. (15 pts)
1. In the jar, there was a ____ which looked like jam.
A. substance B. material C . solid D. powder
2. Would you care for ____ cup of tea?
A. another B. more C. one other D. some more
3. Let's practice the game, ____?
A. will you B. us C. do we D. shall we
4. ____ we came late, we missed the first part of the film.
A. Since B. Although C. For D. Because of
5. ____ we were tired, we sat down beside the stream.
A. And B. Because of C. If D. As
6. The prices of homes are ____ high in urban areas that most young people cannot afford to buy them.
A. as B. so C. such D. so as
7. Over ____ past few decades, ____ schools in the USA have been testing various arrangements.
A. the / x B. x / the C. a / the D. x / x
8. I can't stand the car ____ Therefore, I hate traveling by car.
A. sickness B. illness C. disease D. tiredness
9. The old lady can't see very well. She needs ____ to take her across the street.
A. anybody B. somebody C. nobody D. everybody
10. We don't visit you very often because you live so ____.
A. away far B. further C. far away D. away
11. He moved the TV antenna ____ he could get a clearer picture.
A. because of B. in which C. so which D. so that
12. John decided ____ golf on weekends.
A. to begin B. to commence C. to take up D. to start up
13. You had better ____ the tourist information office.
A. inquire at B. inquiring at C. inquire to D. inquiring at
14. We will serve our guests soon. We had better ____ now.
A. have table set B. set table C. setting table D. set the table
15. I will stay in the Golden Hotel in New York. Why don't you ____?
A. visits B. visit in C. drop in D. call in