Test 45 minutes Full name:……………………………. Class: …………… I) Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others 1) A) passenger B) dangerous C) village D) gossip 2) A) changeable B) church C) chemist D) cheque 3) A) own B) want C) thank D) once 4) A) enlarge B) think C) invent D) glance 5) A) language B) ankle C) bank D) expensive II) Choose the word or phrase- A,B,C or D- that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase 1) He has always remained ………… to his living principles. A) kind B) loyal C) polite D) thoughtful 2) A(an) ……………is a person that you know but who is not a close friend. A) neighbour B) friend C) acquaintance D) associate 3) The workers seem to be totally ………of working in such bad working conditions. A) able B) capable C) incapable D) unable 4) The most important thing of a true friendship is………… A) happiness B) richness C) selfishness D) unselfishness 5) My closest friend really expressed his………….when I failed the exam. A) idea B) sympathy C) view D) attitude 6) Tom, my closest friend, has never lost his …………for working. A) enthusiasm B) hope C) energy D) belief 7) Nobody wants to make friends with her because they don’t find her a……… person. A) sympathized B) sympatheticC) unsympathetic D) unsympathized 8) Can you tell me one of your ……….experiences? A) embarrassing B) memorable C) unforgettable D) A,B or C 9) I was extremely……… about forgetting his name. A) sad B) rude C) embarrassed D) sorry 10) George had a glance at his watch before he left for work. A) a careful look B) a quick lookC) a slow look D) a silent look III) Choose the word or phrase- A, B, C or D- that best completes each of the following sentences 1) Don’t start (try) (learn) geometry before you have finished (learn) (do) simple things in arithmetic. A) trying to learn- learning to do B) to try to learn- to learn doing C) trying to learn- learning doing D) to try learning- learning to do 2) I got my friend, Ann ……….her new dress for the weekend. A) to let me to borrow B) let me borrow C) to let me borrow D) let me to borrow 3) I was enjoying my book, but I stopped …………my lessons. A) reading to learn B) to read to learn C) to read for learning D) reading for learning 4) What time……… tonight? A) does the concert begin B) will the concert begin C) will the concert be beginning D) is the concert going to begin 5) We (arrive) after electricity (cut) and now John (light) the oil lamps. A) arrived- had cut- lighted B) arrived- had been cut- had lighted C) arrived- had been cut- was lighting D) arrived- was cut- was lighting 6) Wait here until I …………you. A) am going to call B) am calling C) will call D) call 7) How ………… since we……… school? A) are you – left B) will you be- had left C) have you been- had left D) have you been- left 8) Did you go to Dalat on holiday? - I ……….to go, but I got sick at the last minute. A) had planned B) would like C) have planned D) planned 9) Thank you for warning me, I don’t know the plug is wet and I ………put it in the socket. A) will B) am going to C) shall D) was about to 10) Before cars…………, people ………….horses and bicycles. A) is invented- using B) were invented- had used C) has been invented- have been using D) inventing- use IV) Identify the underlined word or phrase- A,B,C or D- that must be changed for the sentence to be correct 1) Japanese seems very difficult for me, I would prefer study English. A B C D 2) There’s a film on TV tonight, but I think we had already seen it before. A B C D 3) All the passengers haven’t realized that they were in danger until they heard the A B C D pilot’s announcement. 4) Skydiving, a difficult and dangerous sport, are becoming very popular with both A B C men and women. D 5) Henry invite me to the movies, but I said I was planning to go. A B C D VI) Choose the sentence (A,B,C or D) which is closest in meaning to the one given above 1) I tried to explain the problem to you but you refused to listen. A) Because you refused to listen to the problem I tried to explain. B) You didn’t want to accept the problem. C) You refused to listen because I tried to explain the problem. D) You wouldn’t let me explain the problem to you. 2) John used to write home once a week when he was abroad. A) John doesn’t now write home once a week any longer. B) John enjoyed writing home every week when he was abroad. C) John never forgot to write a weekly letter home when he was abroad. D) When John was abroad he remembered to write home every week. 3) Let’s do these homework right after breakfast. A) Before you have breakfast you shoul do this homework. B) This homework should be done while we are having breakfast. C) After having had breakfast, we didn’t need to do this homework. D) As soon as we have had breakfast, we can do this homework. 4) We last saw our mutual friend, Linda when I was at Susan’s 20 th birthday party. A) We didn’t see Linda since we were at SuSan’s 20 th birthday party. B) We haven’t seen Linda as we were at SuSan’s 20 th birthday party. C) We haven’t seen Linda since we attented SuSan’s 20 th birthday party. D) We haven’t seen Linda when we were invited to SuSan’s 20 th birthday party. 5) My father hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month. A) It’s a month since my father last smoked cigarettes. B) It’s a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes. C) It’s for a month that my father hasn’t smoked cigarettes. D) It’s a cigarettes that my father smoked a month ago. VI) Put the verbs in parentheses in the correct form: the infinitive with “to” or without “to” 1) He made us (do) ………………it allover again. 2) He will be able (swim) …………………very soon. 3) I want (see) ………… the house where Shakespeare was born. 4) Would you like (go) ……………now or shall we (wait) till the end? 5) They won’t let us (leave)……………. the Customs shed until our luggage has been examined? . Test 45 minutes Full name:……………………………. Class: …………… I) Choose the word that has the underlined