THE TEST 3

PART A: LISTENING
Task 1: For each question, write the correct answer in the gap.
Write one or two words or a number or a date or a time.
You will hear a student called Matilde giving a presentation to her class about a
science museum she visited.

Science museum visit

Matilde’s favourite room contained displays about (1) …………………………
The (2) ……………………………… exhibition is currently closed.
Matilde made a (3) ……………………………… at the museum.
The shop had a really good range of (4) ……………………………… .
The guided tour lasts for (5) ……………………………… minutes.
Visitors must use the entrance on (6) ……………………………… Road.
Task 2: You will hear an interview with a 17-year-old boy called Erik who
went cycling across the USA with his dad.
7 Erik and his dad wanted to do a long cycle ride to
A make money for charity.
B break their usual routine.
C spend lots of time together.
8 Why did they choose to cycle in the USA and not in other countries?
A To avoid difficulties with language.
B They thought it would be safer.
C It was easier to organise.
9 How did Erik feel as they were setting off?
A surprised at how relaxed they were
 B excited about all the things they’d see
C nervous they wouldn’t succeed
10 Erik’s favourite days were those on which
A they didn’t cycle as far as usual.
B the weather was warm and dry.
C they had a chance to be sociable.
11 Erik says that during the ride, he and his dad
A talked about many personal issues.
B became comfortable with silence.
C disagreed about many things.
12 In the future, Erik plans to
A start taking part in races.
B go on another long ride.
C only cycle during his free time.
PART B: PHONETICS:
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that
of the others.
1. A. dances B. misses C. promises D. houses
2 A. see B. free C. agree D. coffee
3. A. naked B. looked C. promised D. booked
II. Choose the words that has a stressed syllable from the others:
1. A. concert B. Teenager C. Comfortable D. cartoon
2. A. hotel B. remember C. repeat D. classroom
PART C: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:
I. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following
sentences.
1. They’ve got ............. books than me.
A. fewer B. less C. much D. many
2. Does she want...................... her grandparents at weekends?
A. visit B. visits C. visiting D. to visit.
3. Students live and study in a/an.................. school. They only go home at
weekends.
A. international B. small C. boarding D. overseas
4. Of my parents, my father is.................... one.
A. the stronger B. the strongest C. strong D. stronger
5. This painting is prettier, but it costs............. the other one.
A. so much as B. as many as C. twice as much as.......................... D. twice as many
6.”...................... a nice T-shirt, Trang!” - “Thank you”
A. How B. What C. Which D. It
7. I’m always nervous when I’m.............. an exam.
A. taking B. making C. working D. writing
8. My mother has been busy............... all afternoon.
A. cook B. cooking C. to cook D. cooked
9. “Thank a lot for the lovely dinner” “”
A. You’re welcome B. It’s all right C. Thank you too D. Please don’t say so
10. Some young people work................. hospital volunteers.
A. as B. too C. so D. same
11. Were you absent................. school yesterday?
A. at B. to C. from D. in
12. In the evening, all the family members................. in the living room to watch
TV.
A. spend B. come C. gather D. stand
13. There’s one satellite TV…..... that shows only films.
A. station B. house C. game D. program
14. Some people are used to.............. in crowded buses and don't mind it at all.
A. riding B. ride C. rode D. to ride
15. You should not ride so.......................... You may have an accident.
A. careless B. carelessly C. carefully.................................................... D. careful
16. It is dangerous......................... in the polluted environment.
A. to live B. lives C. living D. live
17. The girl was crying when a fairy …………….
A. appeared B. was appearing C. appears D. is appearing
18. She is....................... a singer nor an actress.
A. neither B. either C. nor D. both
19. The children are playing....................... in the schoolyard.
A. happy B. happily C. happier D. happiness
20. Everyone must remember....................... lies.
A. don’t tell B. not tell C. to tell not D. not to tell
21. I don’t like doing the................. , especially cleaning the windows.
A. homework B. housework C. job D. occupation
22. Nam and I are looking forward......................... you.
A. to seeing B. of seeing C. for seeing D. to see
23. Mozart was one of the most famous............... of classical music
actors B. composers C. artists D. makers
24. Airmail is much............ than surface mail.
A. expensive B. very expensive C. more expensive D. most exễpnsive
II. Complete the dialogue with the correct tense of the verbs in brackets. (10
points)
1. Do you remember (meet)........................... her at Nam's birthday party last
week?
2. My mother is busy (cook).............................. dinner in the kitchen.
3. It’s ten years since I last (see)..................... her.
4. The price (become).................................. more and more expensive these days.
5. Sad movies often make me (cry)................................ a lot.
6. Last Sunday, Minh (read) ……books in the library. He (be) there for 3 hours.

7. We (see)........................... a movie tomorrow. You

(join) ............................................................... ?
8. He (live)........................ in London for two years and then moved to Liverpool in
2010.
III. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space. (10
points)
1. Saucepans are sold in the..................... goods department. HOUSE
2. I’m really happy as all of my neighbors are very FRIEND
3. We must remember to eat....................... SENSE
4. This lovely apartment has two bedrooms and it is FURNISH
5. He didn’t win the championship, so he felt very HOPE
6. I'd like a nice....................... orange. JUICE
7. We are very proud of our...................... FRIEND
8. Her aunt wants to know Lan’s.................................. HIGH
9. You mustn’t drive..................... on busy streets. CARE
10. What an............................... actor! He makes the movie wonderful. AMAZE
IV. Fill in each gap in the following sentences with a suitable preposition. (6
points)
1. Fiona is getting better and better..................... writing compositions.
2. Can you help me wash.................... these dirty glasses?
3. John’s worried...................... his final exam.
4. We look........................ the new words in the dictionary.
5. You shouldn’t eat and watch TV…................. the same time.
6. I’ll come over and pick you….......................... at 8 o’clock.
PART D: READING:
I. Read the passage and fill the suitable word in the blank: (5 points)
We can choose our friends, but we cannot choose our relatives. That does not mean
that members of our (1) ....................................... cannot also be our friends. Many
children have a very (2) ……………..….....
relationship with their parents, and they see them as friend. Of course, when you
are a teenager, there are times (3) you do not get on very well with your parents, or
they can get angry with you.
That's only natural. There are times when you want to be independent and decide
things by (4)
……………………...... . After all, nobody is perfect, and we are all
(5).................................................................................. mistakes. But your parents
understand that. When you grow up, you will see that you have many things in
common with your mum and dad.
II. Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to fill
the blanks (10 points).
Life in the city is (1)............... of activities. Early in the morning, hundreds of
people rush out of their homes in the manner ants do when their nest is broken.
Soon, the streets are full of (2).............................. Shops (3). ............. offices open,
students flock to their schools and the day’s work (4) ..................... The city is now
full of noise. Hundreds (5)........................... sight-seers and tourists visit many
places of (6).......................... in the city while businessmen from various parts of
the world arrive to transact business.
With the coming (7)....................... night, another kind of activity begins. The
streets are now full of colorful (8)......................... The air is cooler and life
becomes more (9)................................... People now seek entertainment. Many go
to the cinemas, parks and clubs. Some visit friends and relatives and some (10)
…………….. their time reading books or watching TV.
1. A. lot B. lots C. full D. many
2. A. traffic B. bikes C. students D. police
3A. so B. and C. Because D. But
4. A. Begin B. begins C. end D. ends
5. A. at B. for C. of D. to
6. A. interest B. interests C. interesting D. interested
7. A. from B. to C. at D. of
8. A. traffic B. lights C. pictures D. shows
9. A. leisurely B. leisure C. busy D. busily
10. A. spend B. take C. give D. have

III. Read the passage and choose the best answer. (5.0 points)
Ted Robinson has been worried all the week. Last Tuesday he received a letter
from the local police. In the letter he was asked to call at the station. Ted wondered
why he was wanted by the police but he went to the station yesterday, and now he
is not worried any more. At the station, he was told by a smiling policeman that his
bicycle had been found. Five days ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was
picked up in a small village four hundred miles away. It is now being sent to his
home by train. Ted was most surprised when he heard the news. He was amused
too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found. It was stolen twenty years
ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen!
1. What happened to Ted last week?
A. He called the local police. C. He was asked to go to the local police station.
B. He received a letter from his friend. D. He lost his bicycle.
2. The policeman who met Ted at the station was .................................
A. generous B. friendly C. impolite D. reserved
3. Where was the bicycle found?
A. At the station B. In a city C. In a village D. On the train
4. Ted was surprised when he heard the news because ....................................
A. he didn't think his bicycle would be found.
B. he believed that the police would find his bicycle.
C. his bicycle is being sent to his home by train.
D. his bicycle was found five days ago.
5. How old is Ted now?
A. 35 B. 45 C. 25 D. 55
PART E: WRITING:
I. Find a mistake and correct it (5 points)
1. The teacher says Ba will be a famous artist in one day..
2. There was only a few people at the meeting last night.
3. The driver of the car was serious injured in the accident.
4. The public library in the city has thousand of good books.
5. Could you tell me where to get to the souvenir shop?
II. Rewrite each of the following sentence, using the word given, keeping its
meaning unchanged . (5 points)
1. Charles lives quite near his aunt’s house. DOESN’T
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2. If you don’t study hard, you will fail the exam UNLESS
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III. Write a paragraph (120-150 ) words about the benefits and challenges of
learning a new language.
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