PEOPLE’S POLICE UNIVERSITY SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM

Foreign Language and Informatics Faculty Independence – Freedom - Happiness

B2-ĐTTS-D32S-TA1
TEST 3
I- Make the correct choice (2m)
1.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a. merely b. access c. address d. respect
2.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a. regard b. master c. trade d. particular
3.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a. property b. instruction c. scholarship d. lecturer
4.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a. respect b. teacher c. involved d. language
5.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a. automatic b. reasonable c. mathematics d. preservation
6. The pronunciation _____ me a lot of difficulties.
a. provides b. causes c. makes d. allows
7. Malaysian lecturers use English when _____ their students in Kuala Lumpur.
a. speaking b. saying c. giving d. addressing
8. More than half of the _____ and research journals are in English.
a. scientific b. scientist c. science d. scientifically
9. Instead _____ studying, Margaret went to a ballgame with some of her friends.
a. of b. with c. along d. off
10.Mrs Grant insisted _____ the whole truth.
a.in b. on c. up d. at
11.There are some differences _____ British and American English.
a. of b. about c. between d. with
12. I’m not going out yet. I’m waiting _____ the rain to stop.
a.in b. during c. on d. for
13. I wrote to the company asking them _____ more information about the job.
a.to b. about c. for d. with
14. I hope you succeed _____ finding the job you want.
 a.in b.at c. of d. upon
15. Do you _____ smoke? There’s a fire down the road.
a. feel b. ever c. smell d. usually
16. Parks play an important _____ in helping to form the city’s character.
a. game b. thing c. body d. part
17. It is _____ to regard any language as the possession of a particular nation.
a. reasoning b. reasonably c. unreasonable d. unreasonably
18. A Dane and a Dutch person _____ in Rome will almost automatically find themselves
speaking to each other in English.
a. meeting b. met c. meet d. are meeting
19. People in _____ speak _____.
a. Portugal/Portugal b. Portuguese/Portugal c. Portugal/Portuguese d. Portuguese/ Portuguese
20. English is easily _____ by Chinese.
a. outrun b. outnumbered c. outlived d. outweighed
21. You had _____ the bill before the fifth of the month.
a. to pay b. been paid c. to be paid d. to be paying
22. The tea was ______for her to drink.
a. so hot b. very hot c. too hot d. extremely hot
23. If it doesn’t rain, they _______for a picnic.
a. go b. would go c. have gone d. will go
24. The child will die if _____ sends for a doctor.
a. people b. anybody c. nobody d. police
25. Nobody believed _____ a crazy story.
a. such b. so c. that d. with
II. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect (2m)
26. She wanted to know how long it would take us getting there.
a b c d
27. The children were frightened with the noise.
a b c d
28. The crops are late this year because of the weather is cold.
a b c d
29. They didn’t go to the movies because the bad weather.
a b c d
30. He walked slower because of his injured legs.
III- Read the following passage and make the correct choice (2m)
Although English is spoken in many countries, it is not (31) _____ an international
language. This is because it gives an unfair advantage to countries, like the USA and Britain,
which use English (32) _____ a first language. A truly international language would be one
(33) _____ had to be learned as a second language by all countries, making everyone equal.
This was the opinion of Dr LL Zamanhof, who, in 1887, (34) _____ the world’s most
successful international language, called Esperanto. The word Esperanto means “one who
hopes” in that language. Zamanhof hoped that if everyone in the world (35) _____to learn one
language, it would help create goodwill and friendship between nations. Esperanto is now
spoken in about 90 countries (36) _____the world and many newspapers and books are (37)
_____ in it. Some schools even offer courses in Esperanto. However, until Esperanto is a
compulsory subject in schools everywhere, it will not become the means of international
understanding Dr Zamanhof (38) _____ for.
31.a. necessarily b. really c. actual d. certain
32. a. with b. as c. by d. in
33. a. who b. where c. which d. when
34. a. created b. did c. performed d. finished
35.a.is b. were c. would d. could
36.a.all b. through c. around d. over
37.a. published b. spoken c. carried d. taken
38.a.waited b. looked c. searched d. hoped
IV. Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answers (2m)
Most of the people who like films are only interested in the leading actor or actress when
they enjoy a film. It seems to them that it is only the actors or actresses that have made the film
successful and interesting. They always pay attention to the actors’ or actresses’ appearance,
performance, and fashion. There are many film viewers who have no awareness of the other
people’s work to make a film. A finished film, actually, is the result of the collaboration of
many persons, and the most important among them are the scriptwriter, the cinematographer,
the film editor, the actor, and the director. Especially, in some thrilling scenes, the roles of the
stuntmen are very important. They are always in danger when they are acting, some of them
are even badly hurt or dead. But what a pity, many film viewers rarely appreciate their work.
39. To many film viewers, _______.
a. the director is the most important. b. no one is more important than the
leading actor or actress.
c. the stuntmen play the most important role. d. the most important person is the
cinematographer.
 40. Many film viewers always pay attention to _______.
a. the director’s name and appearance. b. the pictures taken by the
cinematographer.
c. the leading actor’s or actress’ family. d. the actors’ and actresses’
appearance, performance and fashion.
41. A finished film is the result of the collaboration of _______.
a. many persons b. the leading actor and the director
c. the actors and actresses d. film viewers and the directors
42. The work of stuntmen are _______.
a. secure b. dangerous c. interested d. thrilled
IV. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the above one (2m)
43. It is more difficult to learn to speak English than to learn to write it.
a. Learning to speak English is more difficult than to learn to write it.
b. Learning to speak English is as difficult as learning to write it.
c. Learning to speak English is more difficult than learning to write it.
d. Learning to speak English is not so difficult as learning to write it.
44. They built the school in 1990.
a. The school was being built in 1990. b. The school was built in 1990.
c. The school was building in 1990. d. The school which was built in 1990.
45. The house with the white wall is my uncle’s.
a. The house whose wall is white is my uncle. b. The house where wall is white is my
uncle’s.
c. The house which wall is white is my uncle’s. d. The house whose wall is white
belongs to my uncle.
46. They worked very hard in spite of their old age.
a. Despite they were old, they worked very hard. b. Although they were old, they
worked very hard.
c. Though they were old age, they worked very hard. d. Even though they old, they
worked very hard.
47. The last student who was interviewed was John.
a. The last student to be interviewed was John. b. The last student to interview was
John.
c. The last student was John to be interviewed. d. The last student interviewing was
John.
48. Jill hasn’t seen this movie before. Neither have her parents.
a. Either Jill or her parents have seen this movie before. b. Both Jill and her parents
have seen this movie before.
c. Neither Jill nor her parents have seen this movie before. d. Jill with her parents has
seen this movie before.
49. I don’t find it difficult to get up early in the morning.
a. I am used to get up early in the morning. b. I am used to finding it difficult to get up
early in the morning.
c. I used to to get up early in the morning. d. I am used to getting up early in the
morning.
50. Larry didn’t buy the shirt because she didn’t have enough money.
a. If Larry hadn’t had enough money, she wouldn’t have bought the shirt.
b. If Larry had had enough money, she would have bought the shirt.
c. If Larry had had enough money, she would buy the shirt.
d. If Larry had enough money, she would have bought the shirt.