Teacher : Quỳnh Nhu Test 13 I. Complete each sentence with the correct word form. 1/These chemicals are _________. They can cause death or illness if taken into the body. (poison) 2/If you are _________when you write your composition, you will probably get a good grade. (care) 3/Baseball is the _________sport in the United States. (nation) 4/He wants to be a _________ engineer. (chemistry) 5/There have been many _________developments in this century. (wonder) 6/English has become an _________ means of communication.(effect) 7/Firemen wear _________ clothing, otherwise they would get burnt. (protect) 8/I was _________ about the dates. (confuse) 9/Don’t be afraid of the dog. He’s _________. (harm) 10/ He is undergoing a ___________ for appendicitis.He is going to have his appendix removed. A _________ is going to remove his appendix. (surgical) 11 / British hospitals are trying a new ____________ for cancer. (treat) 12/ A nurse is going to ________ a drug into his arm. (injection) 13/ My grandmother is very old. Her ___ prevents her from hearing well. (deaf) 14/ If you cut your finger, it will _________. (blood) 15/ I have been a __________ of Dr Smith for many years. (patient) 16/ The wound healed ________. (slow) 17/ AIDS is a ______ discovered and very ___________ disease. (new / danger) 18/ The _______ of the ear carry sounds to the brain. (nervous) 19/ Laser can kill cancer cells while leaving healthy neighbours _________. (harm) 20/The children can play here. It’s not _________. (danger) II. Use the correct verb tense or form. 1. Paul Carrack is a musician and a singer. He (be)______in the music business for over 20 years. He (start) ________ playing professionally while he (be)_______at school. He (travel) _______ all over the world. He (have) __________ his first hit record in 1974. So far he (make) __________ a lot of records. Young people in America and Britain (know)____________his name and they (never forget)_____his number-one song “The Living Years”. 2. Yesterday a purse-snatcher (catch) ___________ by a dog. While the thief (chase) ___________ by the police, he (jump) ___________ over a fence into someone’s yard, where he encountered a savage dog. The dog (keep) ___________ the thief from escaping. 3/ In November 1963 someone (shoot) ___________ President John.F.Kennedy when he (visit) ___________ Dallas. He (die) ___________ later in hospital. The police (catch) ___________ Lee Harvey Oswald. Jack Ruby, a nightclub owner, (kill) ___________ Oswald at the police station. November 22nd (be) ___________ one of the most important days in American history. Most American people can remember what they (do) ___________ when they (hear) ___________ the news of Kennedy’s assassination. 4/Here I am in New York ! I (be) ___________ here for 2 years now and it (be) ___________ very interesting. My friend, Nancy, who I (meet) ___________ in London in 1982 (live) ___________ in New York for 3 years, so she (know) ___________ all about it. Yesterday we (go) ___________ to China Town and (eat) ___________ hot dogs there. We (visit) ___________ the Statue of Liberty this Sunday. III. Rewrite the following sentences. 1/ The room is going to be painted next week. à We ____________________________________________________________________ 2/ We must finish those letters by 5 o’clock. à Those letters _____________________________________________________________ 3/ Because of driving too fast, he caused a serious accident. à Because ________________________________________________________________ 4/ She wrote a letter in thirty minutes. à It ______________________________________________________________________ 5/ Tom finds it difficult to meet people. 1 Teacher : Quỳnh Nhu à Tom has ________________________________________________________________ 6/ John asked me, “What’s your name?” - John asked me ____________________________________________________________ 7/ I asked Mary, “How much do you think it will cost?” - I asked Mary_______________________________________________________________ 8/ “Read the question twice, Paul” said the teacher, “and don’t write it on the blackboard.” - The reacher told____________________________________________________________ 9/ Bill said, “I’ll be 21 years old tomorrow.” -Bill said ___________________________________________________________________ 10/ He said , “I bought this car last year.” - He said___________________________________________________________________ 11/ Somebody has cleaned my shoes and brushed my suit. à My shoes _______________________________________________________________ 12/ “I’m going away tomorrow, mother.”he said. à He told __________________________________________________________________ 13/ She was born in that city. à That is the city ____________________________________________________________ 14/ Riding a motorcycle without a helmet is dangerous. à It is ____________________________________________________________________ 15/ The teacher said, “You may leave early.” à The teacher permitted ______________________________________________________ 16/ “Don’t forget to brush your teeth.”his father said. à His father reminded ________________________________________________________ 17/ To advertise this new kind of soap is necessary. à We find it ________________________________________________________________ 18/ I’m very pleased that I’ll go to London next week. à I’m looking _______________________________________________________________ 19/ He started playing football live years ago. à He has __________________________________________________________________ 20/ Whose is the car ? à Who____________________________________________________________________ IV, Make the correct choice : 1/ Seldom ______ such a beautiful sight. a. I have seen b. have I seen c. I haven’t seen d. have I ever seen 2/ No longer ______ for that company. a. does he work b. works he c. he works d. doesn’t he work 3/ I ______ that if I were you. a. didn’t do b. won’t do c. wouldn’t do d. don’t do 4/ While studying he was financially dependent ______ his wife. a. on b. to c. of d. from 5/ ______ the wet weather, the football match went ahead. a. Because b. Owing to c. Although d. Despite 6/ If you ______ to London tomorrow, telephone me first. a. are going b. were going c. will go d. had been going 7/ Jane ______ better take care. The roads are very busy. a. is b. should be c. had d. would be 8/ I’ve got a few questions ______. a. to ask you b. in order to ask c. asking you d. for asking you 9/ We ______ her a happy birthday. a. told b. wished c. said d. wanted 10/ ______ fail your test, you won’t be able to drive. a. Unless b. If c. Until d. When 11/ “Were you able to locate the person ______ wallet you found ?” – “Luckily, yes.” a. which b. that is c. whose d. who 12/ He couldn’t make the radio ______. a. work b. to work c. working d. worked 13/ ______ amount of money can buy true friendship. 2 Teacher : Quỳnh Nhu a. None b. Not only c. Never d. No 14/ The guide walked so ______ that most of the party couldn’t keep up with him. a. fast b. rapid c. quick d. lively 15/ I tried ______ the bus, but I missed it. a. catching b. to catch c. to catching d. catch 16/ She told ______ afraid. a. us that she was b. that she was c. us being d. for being 17/ “Did you enjoy the play?” – “Yes, but I don’t think the actors performed as well as they ______.” a. do b. have done c. did d. had 18/ “The temperature has really risen today.” –“Yes, it is ______ that I can’t work.” a. too hot b. very hot c. so hot d. extremely hot 19/ -“How long have you been married?” -“We ______ married for twenty years on our next wedding anniversary.” a. will have been b. have been c. had been d. will be 20/ It’s over a year ______ I visited the dentist. a. since b. when c. however d. already 21/ I told them about it, but ______ listened. a. somebody b. anybody c. nobody d. nothing 22/ Hugh Rolan is a wealthy businessman. a. rich b. famous c. healthy d. poor 23/ He told me not to worry and came home at once. a. soon b. immediately c. at noon d. sharply 24/ On holiday I ______ always on the beach when the weather is fine. a. lie b. was c. were d. am 25/ My parents got up very early this morning ______ pack the car for our journey. a. so that b. in case c. in order to d. and 26/ After going for a long walk this morning, everyone ______ very angry at lunch time. a. had b. was c. made d. were 27/ The supervisor was asked ______ with his employees. a. met b. meet c. to meet d. meeting 28/ By the time I ______ to bed tonight, I will have finished my work for the day. a. go b. will go c. went d. had gone 29/ Too much exercise can be harmful, but walking is good ______ you. a. with b. at c. to d. for 30/ His first novel was much more exciting ______ any he has written since. a. to b. as c. than d. so 31/ If I could speak Spanish, I ______ a year studying in Mexico. a. would spend b. would have spent c. had spent d. will spend 32/ When ______ a dictionary, you need to understand the symbols and the abbreviations it contains. a. having used b. to use c. use d. using 33/ I will return your notes as soon as ______ copying them. a. I will finish b. I finish c. I finished d. I had finished 34/ “Could you help me for a while?” – “Sure. Tell me what ______ me to do.” a. you want b. do you want c. want d. you wanting 35/ Who is responsible ______ the garbage – the husband or the wife ? a. to take out b. for taking out c. to taking out d. with taking out 36/ I think ______ at the train station will surprise Aunt Kate. a. your being b. you being c. you are d. you’re being 37/ I’m worried ______ my final exam in statistics. a. to fail b. about failing c. with failing d. in failing 38/ ______ the scholarship really surprised me. a. Mike got b. Mike getting c. Mike had got d. Mike’s getting 39/ “______ taking me downtown on your way to work this morning?” – “ Not at all” a. Would you like b. Would you mind c. Would you d. Could you 40/ After the race ______, the celebration began. a. won b. had won c. has been won d. had been won 41/ It was so ______ done that John felt like applauding. 3 Teacher : Quỳnh Nhu a. beautiful b. good c. fine d. beautifully 42/ He helped ______ the piano in. a. us move b. us to move c. us moving d. a and b are correct 43/ We wouldn’t have chosen this holiday unless we ______ driving. a. like b. liked c. had liked d. have liked 44/ When I see the doctor this afternoon, I ______ him to look at my throat. a. will ask b. ask c. would ask d. will have asked 45/ Maybe young people ______ these days if there were more discipline in schools. a. would be behaved b. would be better behaved c. would be behaved better d. would have been better behaved 46/ Somebody is cleaning the room at the moment. –The room ______ at the moment. a. is being cleaning b. is cleaned c. is cleaning d. is being cleaned 47/ You cannot make ______ if they don’t want to. a. people learn b. people to learn c. people learning d. that people learn 48/ She came in ______ not to wake the baby. a. so as b. such as c. as if d. if so 49/ By the time you receive this letter, I ______ for Japan. a. will leave b. have left c. will have left d. would have left 50/ “Were you pleased with the translation?” – “Yes, the job was ______.” a. amazing satisfactory b. amazing satisfactorily c. amazingly satisfactory d. amazingly satisfactorily TEST 2 I. Make the correct choice: 1.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: a. possessed b. regarded c. instructed d. provided 2.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: a. involved b. offered c. outnumbered d. helped 3.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: a. future b. adventure c. mature d. nature 4.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: a. instruction b. possession c. property d. necessary 5.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: a. access b. approach c. lecture d. offer 6.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: a. contamination b. pronunciation c. communication d. automatically 7. This is the school ____ my father used to teach. a. there b. which c. where d. that 8. If the weather ____ nice, we will come to see you on Sunday. a. will be b. is c. were d. are 9. If She spoke English well, she _____ the job. a. got b. would have got c. will get d. would get 10. Life on the earth would be affected ______ wild plants and animals disappeared. a. if b. unless c. so that d. by 11. Our sources of energy will soon end ____ other sources are found. a. if b. because c. unless d. otherwise 12. I’m busy _____ my office work. a. with doing b. to do c. doing d. for 13. It’s very kind ____ you to help me ____ the money. a. to / with b. of / with c. of / about d. to / about 14. He is ____ of writing better English than this. a. keen b. interested c. bored d. capable 15. She went on with her work with an air of _____. a. determiner b. determination c. determined d. determine 16. The goods in this shop were _____ displayed on the shelves. a. attraction b. attracted c. attractive d. attractively 17. To our great _____ , it rained on the day of the picnic. 4 Teacher : Quỳnh Nhu a. disappointing b. disappointed c. disappointment d. disappointedly 18. I think the prices here are _____. a. reasoning b. unreasonable c. reasonably d. reasoned 19. His parents have great _____ for his future. a. expecting b. expectant c. expectantly d. expectation 20. It cannot be inferred _____ the apparent ease of the transition that all is well. a.about b.from c.to d.with 21. _____ he was not a musician himself, Lawrence Hammond developed an electronic keyboard instrument called the Hammond organ. a. Although b. That c. Despite d. For 22. _____ the storm, I would have been home before eight. a. Instead of b. But for c. During d. Because of 23. _____ you really need is a long holiday. a. That b. What c. Why d. Who 24. I _____ go to pop concerts when I was a teenager. a. would like b. used to c. must d. was used to 25. Rick _____ the party early last night because he _____ a headache. a. left / had b. left / has c. was leaving / has had d.has left / was having 26. I remember you. You ______to school here. a. were used to going b. have already gone c. should go d. used to go 27. Can you show me ________ the film in this camera ? a. how to change b. how change c. how changing d. how you changed 28. I didn’t like the noise in the city at first. But now _______ here. a. I got used to living b. I’m used to living c. I used to live d. I used to living 29. Last summer, we had ______ holiday in Spain. a. a two week’s b. a two-weeks c. two-week d. a two-week 30. _______ at the party, we saw Ruth standing alone. a. Arrived b. To arrive c. Arriving d. We were arriving II. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect: 31. What do you use to do when you felt afraid ? a b c d 32. I’ve been studying French since I have started high school. a b c d 33. It took them at least two months learning how to pronounce these words. a b c d 34. Helen Keller, who was both blind and deafness, overcame her inabilities with the help of her teacher, Ann Sullivan. 35. Lake Superior, that lies on the US Canadian border, is the largest lake in North America. a b c d III. Read the passage and make the correct choice: Zamanhof invented a new language (36) ______ Esperanto to improve understanding between people of different countries. He showed Esperanto to his friends to ______ what they thought about it. Later in the same year he went to study at a university in Moscow. He (38) ______ to improve Esperanto. Zamanhof’s friends then worked hard to spread the new language. They tried to persuade schools (39) ______ the world to teach it. However, only a few people today speak Esperanto because more and more people use English (40) ______ a foreign language. 36.a. called b. spoken c. made d. written 37.a. go out b. find out c. carry out d. look for 38.a. could b. looked forward c. wanted d. finished 39.a. over b. through c. all d. throughout 40.a. in b. as c. with d. of 5 Teacher : Quỳnh Nhu IV. Read the following passage and choose the best answer: The first school for blind, deaf and mute children in the Tibet Autonomous Region celebrated its first anniversary on Friday. The school is built in the eastern suburb of Lahasa, capital of Tibet, and is designed to hold 200 students. It covers 20.000 square meters. The school curriculum includes Braille and sign language training, Tibetan, mathematics, writing, ethics training, physical education, arts, handicrafts, speech and walking courses. At the celebration, the audience was touched by a silent song expressed by the students with sign language. Baiba Toinzhub, a 10-year-old blind child, can speak fluent Chinese and is good at singing and dancing. He told the visitors that life in the boarding school was comfortable. 41. What type of students attend the school ? a. Children who live in the Tibet Autonomous Region. b. Children with a variety of disabilities. c. Children who cannot see, hear, or speak. d. Children who are visually impaired. 42. The school is located in __________. a. the capital of Tibet b. the suburb of the capital of Tibet c. the eastern of Tibet d. 20.000 square meters 43. The school is ________. a. able to hold 200 students b. the first boarding school in Tibet c. 20,000 square meters in area d. a and c are correct 44. Which subject is taught in the school ? a. Physics b. Foreign languages c. Computers d. Braille 45. Which of the following is not true ? a. Tibet’s first deaf-mute school celebrated its first birthday. b. The visitors were welcomed with a beautiful song. c. Life in the boarding school is comfortable. d. Baiba Toinzhub can sing and dance very well. V. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the above one : 46. When did you last ride a bike ? a. How often did you ride a bike ? b. How long is it since you rode a bike ? c. What time is it since you ride a bike ? d. How much time did you ride a bike ? 47. I didn’t use to like football. a. I don’t like football. b. When I was young I liked football, but now I don’t. c. Once I didn’t like football, but now I do. d. I wasn’t accustomed to football. 48. The police blocked off the road, which caused a traffic jam. a. The road that caused a traffic jam was blocked off by the police. b. The police blocked off a traffic jam on the road. c. The police blocked off the road because it caused a traffic jam. d. The fact that the police blocked off the road caused a traffic jam. 49. Henry should have done his homework last night, but he watched TV instead. a. Henry didn’t watch TV last night because he had to do his homework. b. Henry watched TV last night instead of doing his homework. c. Henry did his homework while watching TV. d. Henry had already done his homework before he watched TV. 50. Our meal will be over by eight o'clock. a. We finish our meal at eight o'clock. b. We will be having our meal by eight o'clock. c. We will have finished our meal by eight o'clock. d. We will have our meal at eight o'clock. TEST 3 I. Make the correct choice: 1. This river has been _______ by industrial waste. a. purified b. contaminated c. cleaned d. darkened 2. Smoke from factories is a kind of ______ . a. fertilizer b. smog c. pollutant d. vapour 3. A volcano ______ smoke and ashes. a. emits b. throws c. gives d. erupts 4. Pure water is _____. a. unpleasant b. colourful c. tasty d. odourless 5. He liked _______stamps. a. collect b. collected c. collecting d. collection 6 Teacher : Quỳnh Nhu 6. They prefer beef ______ pork. a. to b. than c. more than d. rather than 7. Don’t worry. I will protect you ______ harm. a. with b. from c. about d. in 8. She reminds me ______ a girl I was at school with. a. to b. about c. of d. with 9. We are looking forward ______ her again. a. to see b. of seeing c. at seeing d. to seeing 10. I’m _____ of listening to the same thing again and again. a. bored b. tired c. fed up d. interested 11. The President is going to ______ a speech about the international situation. a. make b. perform c. do d. take II.Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect: 1. Galileo was the first person who he did experiments about how things fall. A B C D 2. Before him, people thought that heavy things always fell faster than light one. A B C D 3. He took a heavy ball and a light one because he dropped them both from a high place. A B C D 4. The bridge was so lower that the lorry couldn’t go under it. A B C D 5. Someone were cleaning the classroom when we arrived. A B C D 6. The policeman said to the little boy what his name was. A B C D 7. The sportsmen take the first place at the Olympic Games receive gold medals. A B C D III. Read the passage and make the correct choice: Furthermore, the laser beam can also remove bone, and so it is invaluable in ear surgery. The sounds we hear are carried from the eardrum to the nerves of the ear by a delicate set of small bones which sometimes solidify, causing deafness. A laser vaporises the bone without touching any of the surrounding tissue. Birthmarks, once almost untreatable, are a mass of blood vessels and, being red, they absorb the laser beam strongly. It seals them so that the mark becomes less conspicuous. The normal cells on the skin’s surface, which don’t absorb much of the laser beam, act in the healing and help to conceal the mark. 1.In the first paragraph, the laser is used to treat ______. a. bone b. birthmarks c.eardrum d. deafness 2.How is the laser used in ear surgery ?. a.to vaporise the bone b.to touch the surrounding tissues c. to solidify the bone d.to carry sounds from the eardrum to the nerves 3. What is the advantage of using the laser in ear surgery? a. it can carry sounds to the nerves b. it doesn’t touch the surrounding tissues c. it causes deafness d. it solidifies the bone 4. The word “invaluable”in line 1 is nearest in meaning to _____. a. with no values b. penniless c. very valuable d. very cheap 5. Birthmarks absorb the laser beam strongly because_____. a. they are almost untreatable b. they are conspicuous c. they are red d. they can be treated 6. How is the laser used in birthmark treatment? a. to seal blood vessels b. to absorb the laser beam c. to harm normal cells d. to become conspicuous 7 Teacher : Quỳnh Nhu 8 . Teacher : Quỳnh Nhu Test 13 I. Complete each sentence with the correct word form. 1/These chemicals are _________. They. ____________ for cancer. (treat) 12/ A nurse is going to ________ a drug into his arm. (injection) 13/ My grandmother is very old. Her ___ prevents her from hearing well. (deaf) 14/ If you cut your. tomorrow, mother.”he said. à He told __________________________________________________________________ 13/ She was born in that city. à That is the city ____________________________________________________________ 14/