TEST 1

PART A: LANGUAGE FOCUS

I. CHOOSE THE WORD WHOSE UNDERLINED PART IS PRONOUNCED DIFFERENTLY FROM THE OTHERS

1. a. fat b. cat c. table d. sat

2. a. hit b. tide c. sit d. did

3. a. fed b. left c. bet d. these

4. a. color b. hole c. go d. toe

5. a. these b. free c. scene d. bed

6. a. peace b. meat c. instead d. leader

II. FIND THE MISTAKES IN THESE FOLLOWING SENTENCES

7. Our train will arrive to Hue at noon.

a. will arrive b. to c. at d. noon

8. Don't enter to this mysterious cave.

a. Don't b. enter c. to d. mysterious

9. An European gentleman is waiting for my boss in the hall.

a. An b. is waiting c. for d. in

III. CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER FOR EACH FOLLOWING QUESTION

10. I know the to the post office.

a. book b. lunch c. walk d. way

11. Why didn't you go camping last week? If you there, you would have had a lot of fun.

a. were being b. have been c. had been d. was being

12. His trick made me furious.

a. extremely angry b. hot

c. not very happy d. too sad

13. - Will you do me a favor?

- Yes great pleasure.

a. at b. of c. with d. in

14. Can you me a good French restaurant?

a. recommend b. praise c. say about d. answer

15. What if you had had a day off yesterday?

a. would you have done
b. would you do

c. will you do d. you would have done

16. He will his brother to the zoo with him.

a. give b. take c. like d. catch

17. Long is working in a bicycle firm. He there since 1978.

a. had worked
b. has been working

c. were working

d. was working

18. She often hires the van to transport her goods.

a. the heavy car b. the coach

c. the small truck d. the big motorbike

19. everything before the visitors came?

a. Had they prepared b. Were they preparing

c. Have they prepared d. Are they preparing

20. The boys were clapping their hands and cheering loudly.
a. enjoying himself b. crying loudly

c. observing the scene d. shouting congratulations

21. What games did you like ?

a. best b. well c. rather d. Better

22. Will you me how to play tennis?

a. learn b. call c. need d. show

23. I that he was an English teacher.

a. am thinking b. thought

c. am being thought d. was thinking

24. There are only ordinary flowers in this garden.

a. common b. good-looking c. famous d. gently

25. This is a good athlete performance is admired by many people in the world.

a. whom b. which c. whose d. who

26. The ball the fence and into the classroom.

a. hit b. shot c. kicked d. went over

27. The test becomes and

a. hard I hard b. harder I harder

c. hardest / hardest d. harder / hard

28. Abdul was badly frightened by a stranger in the market.

a. surprised b. embarrassed c. worried d. terrified

29. Is her health getting and ?

a. bad / bad b. good / good c. worse I worse d. more / more

30. Mrs. White, an elderly widow, was feeding her dogs.

a. a mature b. an older c. a somewhat old d. a very old

31. Robert for Mary since noon.

a. is going to wait b. has been waiting

c. is waiting d. was going to wait

32. We shall this package to our friend in Ho Chi Minh city,

a. receive b. reply c. send d. ask

33. The Jones in that house for twenty years. They like it very much,

a. are living b. were living c. has lived d. have been living

34. The old man descended the stairs slowly because he was afraid of falling.

a. went down b. looked down c. turned down d. stepped down

35. The United Nations Charter signed in 1945.

a. are b. were c. has been d. was

36. How often does Mr. Black his vet?

a. eat b. food c. give d. feed

37. It is not raining now, but when I came to school this morning, it very hard.

a. is raining b. was raining

c. has rained d. has been raining

38. Her factory went bankrupt and since then she has been out of work.

a. unable to do b. disappointed c. dissatisfied d. unemployed

39. - He says he is still reading "The Old Man and the Sea".
- I don't think so. I it to him a long time ago and it's quite a short book.

a. gave b. was giving c. have given d. are giving

40. I’d like to have this dress shortened.

a. reduced b. tailored c. made shorter d. repaired

41. The road in front of your house

a. repairs b. is preparing

c. is being repaired d. repairing

42. He was so that he went to bed early.

a. healthy b. tired c. strong d. angrily

43. - Has Roger been looking for Jane for some time?

- Yes, he

a. has b. has been c. has looked d. have

44. Nowadays, it's rather difficult to a suitable job.

a. apply for b. want c. work d. look on

45. When we arrived, the winner of the art competition a prize.

a. awarded b. were being awarded

c. was awarding d. was being awarded

46. When I arrived, the train had left.

a. never b. yet c. already d. suddenlv

47. - Mr. and Mrs. Foster finally saw a football game.

- they ever a football game before?

a. Didn't / see b. Wasn't / seen c. Weren't / seen d. Hadn't / seen

48. If you don't hurry, we shall the bus.

a. catch b. miss c. run d. deceive

49. Lan lives on a farm. She a traffic-jam before she went to the city last month.

a. did not see b. were not seeing

c. had never seen d. has never seen

50. I want you to a double room for me at Bamboo Green hotel tonight.

a. ask b. keep on c. phone d. reserveTEST 1

PART A: LANGUAGE FOCUS

I. CHOOSE THE WORD WHOSE UNDERLINED PART IS PRONOUNCED

DIFFERENTLY FROM THE OTHERS

1. a. fat b. cat c. table d. sat

2. a. hit b. tide c. sit d. did

3. a. fed b. left c. bet d. these

4. a. color b. hole c. go d. toe

5. a. these b. free c. scene d. bed

6. a. peace b. meat c. instead d. leader

II. FIND THE MISTAKES IN THESE FOLLOWING SENTENCES

7. Our train will arrive to Hue at noon.

a. will arrive b. to c. at d. noon

8. Don't enter to this mysterious cave.

a. Don't b. enter c. to d. mysterious

9. An European gentleman is waiting for my boss in the hall.

a. An b. is waiting c. for d. in

III. CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER FOR EACH FOLLOWING QUESTION

10. I know the to the post office.

a. book b. lunch c. walk d. way

11. Why didn't you go camping last week? If you there, you would have had a lot of
fun.

a. were being b. have been c. had been d. was being

12. His trick made me furious.

a. extremely angry b. hot

c. not very happy d. too sad

13. - Will you do me a favor?

- Yes great pleasure.

a. at b. of c. with d. in

14. Can you me a good French restaurant?

a. recommend b. praise c. say about d. answer

15. What if you had had a day off yesterday?

a. would you have done b. would you do

c. will you do d. you would have done

16. He will his brother to the zoo with him.

a. give b. take c. like d. catch

17. Long is working in a bicycle firm. He there since 1978.

a. had worked b. has been working

c. were working d. was working

18. She often hires the van to transport her goods.

a. the heavy car b. the coach

c. the small truck d. the big motorbike

19. everything before the visitors came?

a. Had they prepared b. Were they preparing

c. Have they prepared d. Are they preparing

20. The boys were clapping their hands and cheering loudly.
a. enjoying himself b. crying loudly

c. observing the scene d. shouting congratulations

21. What games did you like ?

a. best b. well c. rather d. Better

22. Will you me how to play tennis?

a. learn b. call c. need d. show

23. I that he was an English teacher.

a. am thinking b. thought

c. am being thought d. was thinking

24. There are only ordinary flowers in this garden.

a. common b. good-looking c. famous d. gently

25. This is a good athlete performance is admired by many people in the world.

a. whom b. which c. whose d. who

26. The ball the fence and into the classroom.

a. hit b. shot c. kicked d. went over

27. The test becomes and

a. hard I hard b. harder I harder

c. hardest / hardest d. harder / hard

28. Abdul was badly frightened by a stranger in the market.

a. surprised b. embarrassed c. worried d. terrified

29. Is her health getting and ?

a. bad / bad b. good / good c. worse I worse d. more / more

30. Mrs. White, an elderly widow, was feeding her dogs.

a. a mature b. an older c. a somewhat old d. a very old

31. Robert for Mary since noon.

a. is going to wait b. has been waiting

c. is waiting d. was going to wait

32. We shall this package to our friend in Ho Chi Minh city,

a. receive b. reply c. send d. ask

33. The Jones in that house for twenty years. They like it very much,

a. are living b. were living c. has lived d. have been living

34. The old man descended the stairs slowly because he was afraid of falling.

a. went down b. looked down c. turned down d. stepped down

35. The United Nations Charter signed in 1945.

a. are b. were c. has been d. was

36. How often does Mr. Black his vet?

a. eat b. food c. give d. feed

37. It is not raining now, but when I came to school this morning, it very hard.

a. is raining b. was raining

c. has rained d. has been raining

38. Her factory went bankrupt and since then she has been out of work.

a. unable to do b. disappointed c. dissatisfied d. unemployed

39. - He says he is still reading "The Old Man and the Sea".

- I don't think so. I it to him a long time ago and it's quite a short book.
a. gave b. was giving c. have given d. are giving

40. I’d like to have this dress shortened.

a. reduced b. tailored c. made shorter d. repaired

41. The road in front of your house

a. repairs b. is preparing

c. is being repaired d. repairing

42. He was so that he went to bed early.

a. healthy b. tired c. strong d. angrily

43. - Has Roger been looking for Jane for some time?

- Yes, he

a. has b. has been c. has looked d. have

44. Nowadays, it's rather difficult to a suitable job.

a. apply for b. want c. work d. look on

45. When we arrived, the winner of the art competition a prize.

a. awarded b. were being awarded

c. was awarding d. was being awarded

46. When I arrived, the train had left.

a. never b. yet c. already d. suddenlv

47. - Mr. and Mrs. Foster finally saw a football game.

- they ever a football game before?

a. Didn't / see b. Wasn't / seen c. Weren't / seen d. Hadn't / seen

48. If you don't hurry, we shall the bus.

a. catch b. miss c. run d. deceive

49. Lan lives on a farm. She a traffic-jam before she went to the city last month.

a. did not see b. were not seeing

c. had never seen d. has never seen

50. I want you to a double room for me at Bamboo Green hotel tonight.

a. ask b. keep on c. phone d. reserve