SAMPLE TEST 1
Choose the word (A, B, C, D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (0.5 point)
Question 1: A. visited B. decided C. invented D. designed
Question 2: A. decided B. polite C. divide D. unique
Choose the word (A, B, C, D) whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others. (0.5 point)
Question 3: A. divide B. blanket C. custom D. pattern
Question 4: A. impression B. religion C. official D. conical
Choose the word/phrase (A, B, C, D) that best fits the space in each sentence. (2.5 points)
Question 5: My sister always __________ up at 5 a.m.
A. get B. to get C. gets D. getting
Question 6: I wish I _____get good marks for the coming exam.
A. can B. could C. should D. will
Question 7: She is interested in _______ films in the evening.
A. watch B. to watch C. watching D. watched
Question 8: Asian people eat rice. Rice _______ in many parts in Asia.
A. is grown B. are grown C. has grown D. have grown
Question 9: He __________ her since he was a boy
A. has loved B. love C. will love D. loved
Question 10: Since Mai arrived here, she has been learning a lot __________ life on farm.
A. about B. of C. with D. on
Question 11: Playing ________ game was one of his hobbies when he was a child.
A. the B. an C. a D. no article
Question 12: I want everybody to listen _________. This is an important announcement.
A. care B. careful C. careless D. carefully
Question 13: What are you ____________? My picture book. I've lost it.
A. looking after B. looking at C. looking out D. looking for
Question 14: Minh is new to English, he should attend the__________ class.
A. beginner B. intermediate C. advance D. supper
Choose the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. (0.5 point)
Question 15: Mai is talking to Mr Smith, her teacher in class.
- Mai: “Can I get some chalk for you, Mr. Smith?” - Mr. Smith: “________”
A. Not at all B. With pleasure C. No problem D. That’s very nice of you
Question 16: Peter is phoning his friend, Mary to invite her to see a movie with him.
- Peter: “Hey, Mary. There is a movie on Thang Long Theater. Are you free tonight?”
- Mary: “Oh, __________.”
A. I like it. B. That sounds great. What time?
C. Not too bad. D. I’m well, thanks.
Read the following passage and choose the letter (A, B, C, D) to indicate the correct word or phrase that
best fits each of the numbered blanks. (1.0 point)
Living in a city has a number of drawbacks. Firstly, there are many problems of traffic jams (17)
_______ traffic accidents. The increase of population and the increasing number of vehicles have caused
many accidents to happen every day. Secondly, air pollution negatively affects people’s health, and it also
has a bad influence on the environment. More and more city dwellers (18) _________ from coughing or
breathing problems. Thirdly, the city is noisy, even at night. Noise (19) _________ comes from the traffic
and from construction sites. Buildings are always being knocked (20) _________ and rebuilt. These factors
contribute to making city life more difficult for its residents.
Question 17: A. and B. or C. but D. so
Question 18: A. suffer B. differ C. recover D. prefer
Question 19: A. polluting В. polluted C. pollution D. pollute
Question 20: A. up В. down C. of D. on
Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions (1.0 point)
My village is generally called Langde which consists of Upper Langde and Lower Lane. My own
village is Upper Langde, 32 kilometers away from Kaili city and 17 kilometers away from Leishan Country.
My hometown is located at the foot of a scenic mountain with a murmuring crystal clear river in front. Groups
of waterwheels by the river side produce beautiful folk songs day and night.
My father said that we have this festival runs for three consecutive years. People do not kill fattened pigs
during the first and second years but only in the final year. So the most special year is the last one, namely he
13th year. As you can imagine, it is not easy to see many in one lifetime. I can’t remember what the last one, 13
years ago, was like. Fortunately my village held the festival from 22nd February to 2nd March this year (2004)
and the one this year was a very spectacular.
Question 21: The writer’s village is ________________.
A. in Upper Langde B. 32 km away from Leishan County
C. in Lower Lane D. 17km away from Kaili city planned
Question 22: What is NOT mentioned in the description of the author’s hometown?
A. It produced beautiful folk songs B. It is near a river
C. You can go there on foot D. It is near a mountain.
Question 23: When are the fattened pigs killed?
A. Every thirteen years of the festival. B. During the first year of the festival.
C. During the second year of the festival D. In the final year of the festival.
Question 24: The word “namely” can be replaced by ________________.
A. such as B. that is C. like D. for example
Choose the underlined part (A, B, C, D) that needs correcting. (1.0 point)
Question 25: One of the famous musicians in Vietnam are Trinh Cong Son.
A B C D
Question 26: Children love playing in the mud, run through paddles and getting very dirty.
A B C D
Question 27: We are going camping this weekend, so we ask her to look for our dog
A B C D
Question 28: Hoa studied hardly, so she passed the exam
A B C D
Complete the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original one. (2.0 points)
Question 29: My father often took me to the city when I was a child.
My father used to_______________________________________
Question 30: Making pottery is very interesting.
It’s __________________________________________________
Question 31: We started cooking for the party two hours ago.
We have _____________________________________________
Question 32: They have repaired their house recently.
Their house ___________________________________________
Combine the two sentences with the given word(s) in brackets. (1.0 point)
Question 33: I will buy a new hat. I will give it to you. (If)
_________________________________________________________
Question 34: It’s raining. Mr. Nam has to go to work. (however)
_________________________________________________________
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ANSWER KEY SAMPLE TEST 1
Choose the word (A, B, C, D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (0.5 point)
Question 1: A. visited B. decided C. invented D. designed
Question 2: A. decided B. polite C. divide D. unique
Choose the word (A, B, C, D) whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others. (0.5 point)
Question 3: A. divide B. blanket C. custom D. pattern
Question 4: A. impression B. religion C. official D. conical
Choose the word/phrase (A, B, C, D) that best fits the space in each sentence. (2.5 points)
Question 5: My sister always __________ up at 5 a.m.
A. get B. to get C. gets D. getting
Question 6: I wish I _____get good marks for the coming exam.
A. can B. could C. should D. will
Question 7: She is interested in _______ films in the evening.
A. watch B. to watch C. watching D. watched
Question 8: Asian people eat rice. Rice _______ in many parts in Asia.
A. is grown B. are grown C. has grown D. have grown
Question 9: He __________ her since he was a boy
A. has loved B. love C. will love D. loved
Question 10: Since Mai arrived here, she has been learning a lot __________ life on farm.
A. about B. of C. with D. on
Question 11: Playing ________ game was one of his hobbies when he was a child.
A. the B. an C. a D. no article
Question 12: I want everybody to listen _________. This is an important announcement.
A. care B. careful C. careless D. carefully
Question 13: What are you ____________? My picture book. I've lost it.
A. looking after B. looking at C. looking out D. looking for
Question 14: Minh is new to English, he should attend the__________ class.
A. beginner B. intermediate C. advance D. supper
Choose the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. (0.5 point)
Question 15: Mai is talking to Mr Smith, her teacher in class.
- Mai: “Can I get some chalk for you, Mr. Smith?” - Mr. Smith: “________”
A. Not at all B. With pleasure C. No problem D. That’s very nice of you
Question 16: Peter is phoning his friend, Mary to invite her to see a movie with him.
- Peter: “Hey, Mary. There is a movie on Thang Long Theater. Are you free tonight?”
- Mary: “Oh, __________.”
A. I like it. B. That sounds great. What time?
C. Not too bad. D. I’m well, thanks.
Read the following passage and choose the letter (A, B, C, D) to indicate the correct word or phrase that
best fits each of the numbered blanks. (1.0 point)
Living in a city has a number of drawbacks. Firstly, there are many problems of traffic jams (17)
_______ traffic accidents. The increase of population and the increasing number of vehicles have caused
many accidents to happen every day. Secondly, air pollution negatively affects people’s health, and it also
has a bad influence on the environment. More and more city dwellers (18) _________ from coughing or
breathing problems. Thirdly, the city is noisy, even at night. Noise (19) _________ comes from the traffic
and from construction sites. Buildings are always being knocked (20) _________ and rebuilt. These factors
contribute to making city life more difficult for its residents.
Question 17: A. and B. or C. but D. so
Question 18: A. suffer B. differ C. recover D. prefer
Question 19: A. polluting В. polluted C. pollution D. pollute
Question 20: A. up В. down C. of D. on
Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions (1.0 point)
My village is generally called Langde which consists of Upper Langde and Lower Lane. My own
village is Upper Langde, 32 kilometers away from Kaili city and 17 kilometers away from Leishan Country.
My hometown is located at the foot of a scenic mountain with a murmuring crystal clear river in front. Groups
of waterwheels by the river side produce beautiful folk songs day and night.
My father said that we have this festival runs for three consecutive years. People do not kill fattened pigs
during the first and second years but only in the final year. So the most special year is the last one, namely he
13th year. As you can imagine, it is not easy to see many in one lifetime. I can’t remember what the last one, 13
years ago, was like. Fortunately my village held the festival from 22nd February to 2nd March this year (2004)
and the one this year was a very spectacular.
Question 21: The writer’s village is ________________.
A. in Upper Langde B. 32 km away from Leishan County
C. in Lower Lane D. 17km away from Kaili city planned
Question 22: What is NOT mentioned in the description of the author’s hometown?
A. It produced beautiful folk songs B. It is near a river
C. You can go there on foot D. It is near a mountain.
Question 23: When are the fattened pigs killed?
A. Every thirteen years of the festival. B. During the first year of the festival.
C. During the second year of the festival D. In the final year of the festival.
Question 24: The word “namely” can be replaced by ________________.
A. such as B. that is C. like D. for example
Choose the underlined part (A, B, C, D) that needs correcting. (1.0 point)
Question 25: One of the famous musicians in Vietnam are Trinh Cong Son.
A B C D
Question 26: Children love playing in the mud, run through paddles and getting very dirty.
A B C D
Question 27: We are going camping this weekend, so we ask her to look for our dog
A B C D
Question 28: Hoa studied hardly, so she passed the exam
A B C D
Complete the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original one. (2.0 points)
Question 29: My father often took me to the city when I was a child.
My father used to take me to the city when I was a child.
Question 30: Making pottery is very interesting.
It’s very interesting to make pottery
Question 31: We started cooking for the party two hours ago.
We have cooked for the party for two hours.
Question 32: They have repaired their house recently.
Their house has been repaired recently.
Combine the two sentences with the given word(s) in brackets. (1.0 point)
Question 33: I will buy a new hat. I will give it to you. (If)
If I buy a new hat, I will give it to you.
Question 34: It’s raining. Mr. Nam has to go to work. (however)
It’s raining. However, Mr. Nam has to go to work.
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