TEST 1

PART ONE: PHONETICS:

I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others by
circling A, B, C or D (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)
1. A. enough B. laugh C. cough D. plough
2. A. champagne B. checked C. cheese D. choose
3. A. boxes B. washes C. watches D. goes
4. A. noodles B. food C. tooth D. foot
5. A. ahead B. breakfast C. great D. heavy

II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D
1. A. symbol B. novel C. admire D. gather
2. A. blanket B. design C. depend D. impress
3. A. reputation B. population C. inspiration D. collection
4. A. edition B. course C. publish D. order
5. A. advance B. relax C. religion D. climate

PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:

I. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences:
1. Tam …………..go fishing with his brother when he was young.
A. used to B. is used to C. has used to D. was used to
2. I don’t know what to do this evening. What about …………… to the movies?
A. go B. to go C. going D. goes
3. I don’t like doing the ……………, especially cleaning the windows.
A. homework B. housework C. job D. occupation
4. My mother is very …………..at cooking.
A. well B. good C. popular D. famous
5. She ………… a letter when the telephone rang
A. writes B. wrote C. has written D. was writing
6. I’m afraid this article is …………… date
A. over B. pass C. behind D. out of
7. We avoid …………….. our environment.
A. polluted B. polluting C. pollute D. to pollute
8. He lied so much that when he told the ………………… nobody believed him.
A. true B. real C. fact D. truth
9. Betty is …………………. years old now, but she will be twenty next month
A. ninety B. ninetieth C. nine D. nineteen
10. Four times ………………… makes one hundred.
A. twenty B. twenty-five C. twenty-fives D. twenty-fifth

II. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space.
1. Some people believe that Thai boxing is a ……………. sport. (DANGER)
2. The school canteen has not received ……………….. about the food. (COMPLAIN)
3. Is that a ……………… diamond in your ring? (REALITY)
4. I want some …………….. about my old friends. (INFORM)
5. The teacher asked us to do the …………….. in the book. (PRACTISE)
6. We have some ………………. in studying English. (DIFFICULT)
7. You look fatter. How much do you ………………..? (WEIGHT)
8. I like the ……………… of Ha Long Bay. (BEAUTIFUL)
9. My brother has ………………. some famous books. (EDITION)
10. Tom is the ………………... student in my class. (GOOD)
III. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in the brackets. (
1. I can’t come out now because I (finish) ……………… my homework.
2. You’ve dropped your wallet. I (pick) …………….it up for you.
3. Can you remember what you (wear) ……………the night you lost your wallet.
4. They (broadcast) ……………. The programme on television already.
5. His sister (give) ………….. a car for her twentieth birthday next year.
IV. Fill each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition.
1. The little boy insisted ……………… having a new toy.
2. I apologized ………………. Ann for the misunderstanding.
3. Jeans have never been out ……………… fashion.
4. My sister is fond ……………….. wearing a school uniform every day.
5. They paid him ………………. translating their letter.

PART FOUR: READING

I. Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage.

Vienna
Vienna or Vien in German is the (51) ____ of Austria. It (52)______ on the banks of the river
Danuble and is the gateway between East (53)_____ West Europe. Its music, theater, museum and
parks make it a popular (54)_____center. It has a (55) ______of over 1.500.000.
Vienna (56) _______the music capital of the work (57)_______ many centuries. Haydn, Mozart,
Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert and the Strauss family all (58) ______to work here. It is now the
home of one (59)______the world’s most famous Orchestras. (60)_____ State opera house is also
famous in the world.
1. a. capital b. city c. town d. countryside
2. a. standing b. stands c. stood d. was standing
3. a. with b. from c. and d. of
4. a. tour b. touring c. tourist d. tourists
5. a. population b. people c. tradition d. condition
6. a. be b. being c. is d. was
7. a. for b. in c. from d. was
8. a. come b. coming c. came d. did come
9. a. in b. of c. from d. with
10. a. Its b. It’s c. It d. his

II. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage. (0.2 x 15 =3.0 pts)
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong, who (1) ……………. born in 1890 and(2) …………….. in 1971, was a very
famous jazz musician. He used to be known as “Satchmo” and this nickname stayed with him all his
(3)……………. As a child in New Orleans, he learnt to (4) …………… the trumpet while he was
living in a special home for children who(5) …………… got into trouble with the police. When he
had finished his stay in the home, he (6) …………… various bands and then he formed his own.
Between 1925 (7) …………… 1928 he made about 60 records. These records made him one (8)
…………… the first solo stars in the history of pop (9) ……………. When he died, he had (10)
…………… making records and he had been touring all over the (11) …………… for more than
forty years, and he (12) …………… just as popular (13) …………… he had been before. He even
(14) …………….. a number one pop record – What A Wonder World – (15) …………….. the
1960s.

PART FIVE: WRITING:

I. There is a mistake in each sentence. Find and correct it:
 1- They didn't let me to go. 1.
2- She failed her examination like her friend did. 2.
3- I buy a new house if I have enough money. 3.
4- He has learnt Chinese enough to study in China. 4.
5- Nobody have used this house for a long time. 5.

II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the
word given in brackets. Do not change the word given in any way.

1. The keepers feed the lions at 3 pm every day

- The lions…………………………………………………………………………
2. That was a silly thing to say.
- What ……………………………………………………………………………..
3. They passed all the exams .They are lucky.
-They are lucky...............................................................................................
4. I last saw him when I was a student.
- I haven’t ……………………………………………………………………..
5. Putting a knife into an electrical socket is dangerous.
- It is........................................................................................................................
6. “Please don’t smoke in the house.” She said to us.
- She ……………………………………………………………………………
7. “Do many tourists visit Viet Nam every year, Hanh?’’ Susan asked:
- Susan asked Hanh .......................................................................................
8. Shall I sit here?
- Do you mind if I ……………………………..
9. I would like you to help me to put the chairs away.
- Do you mind……………………………?
10. Can I help you clean the room?
- Would you…………...............................................................................….?
III. Combine each pair of sentences to make a new one.
1.The Buffalo-fighting Festival took place in Do Son last Saturday. There were so many people.
(BECAUSE)
2. We won’t hold the festival. It costs too much money. (IF)
3.The prince saw Sleeping Beauty. He kissed her on the forehead. (WHEN)
4.The tortoise was running. The hare was sleeping. (WHILE)
5.The girl worked hard. Her stepmother wasn’t happy. (ALTHOUGH)
PART TWO: PHONETICS: (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others by circling
A, B, C or D (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)

1. D. plough
2. A. champagne
3. D. goes
4. D. foot
5. C. great

II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D (0.2 x 5 =
1.0 pt)

1. C. admire
2. A. blanket
3. D. collection
4. A. edition
5. D. climate

PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:

I. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences:
(0,2¿ 10= 2,0 pts)

1 – A. used to 2 – C. going 3 – B. housework 4 – B. good 5 – D. was writing

6 – D. out of 7 – B. polluting 8 – D. truth 9 – D. nineteen 10 –B. twenty-five

II. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space. (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)
1. dangerous 2. complaints 3. real
4. information 5. practice 6. difficulties
7. weigh 8. beauty 9. edited
10. best
III. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in the brackets. (0.2 x 5 = 1.0
pts)
1. am finishing 2. will pick 3. were wearing 4. have broadcast 5. will be given

IV. Fill each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition. (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)
1. on 2. to 3. of 4. of 5. for
PART FOUR: READING (0.2 x 25 = 5.0 pts)
I. Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage. (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pt)

1 - A. capital 2 - B. stands 3 - C. of 4 - C. tourists 5 - A. population

6 - C. is 7 - A. for 8 - C. came 9 – B. of 10 - A. Its

II. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage. (0.2 x 15 =3.0 pts)
1. was 2. died 3. life 4. play 5. had
6. joined 7. and 8. of 9. music 10. been
11. world 12. was 13. as 14. had 15. in
PART FIVE: WRITING: (5.0 pts)
I. There is a mistake in each line of the following passage. Find and correct it:
(5 ¿ 0,2 =1.0 pt)
1. to go -> go 2. like -> but 3. buy -> will buy
4. Chinese enough -> enough Chinese 5. have used -> has used
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given
in brackets. Do not change the word given in any way. (0.2 x 10=2.0 pts)
1. The lions are fed at 3 pm every day.
2. What a silly thing to say!
3. They are lucky to pass all the exams
4. I haven’t seen him since I was a student.
5. It is dangerous to put a knife into an electrical socket.
6. She told us not to smoke in the house.
7. Susan asked Hanh if many tourists visited Viet Nam every year.
8. Do you mind if I sit here?
9. Do you mind helping me to put the chairs away?
10. Would you like me to help you to clean the room?
III.
1.Because the Buffalo-fighting Festival took place in Do Son last Saturday, there were so many people.
2.We won’t hold the festival if it costs too much money.
3.When the prince saw Sleeping Beauty, he kissed her on the forehead.
4.The tortoise was running while the hare was sleeping.
5.Although the girl worked hard, her stepmother wasn’t happy.
IV. You’ve just visited a famous place in Viet Nam. Write a letter about 150 words to your classmate
telling about your trip. (Your letter should include: place? distance from your city? how to get there?
sights? weather? How you feel? ) (2.0pts)
The letter must have at least three ideas below.