English Test (45 minutes) Name:………………………………Group: Code 1 I. Phonetic: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others: 1. a. knocked b. helped c. arrived d. missed 2. a. mended b. started c. worked d. exhausted 3. a. photographs b. speaks c. speeds d. stops 4. a. society b. social c. mobile d. emotion 5. a. assure b. press c. blessing d. classic II. Grammar and vocabulary: A. Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences: 6. I felt quite cold but Peter insisted … having the window open. a. on b. about c. for d. at 7. What happened … the money that I lent you? a. to b. with c. about d. for 8. He made me … it all again. a. do b. to do c. doing d. did 9. … twice, he does not want to sit for the exam once more. a. fail b. having failed c. failing d. to fail 10. The … car have not been found yet. a. steal b. to steal c. stolen d. stealing 11. If you hurry, you will overtake him. He has just left here and … far. a. mustn’t go b. couldn’t go c. cannot have gone d. cannot be going 12. I wish I … more English. a. know b. knew c. had know d. have known 13. The first cart is believed to… in China. a. be invented b. invent c. have invented d. have been invented 14. If you had not stayed up late last night, you …tired now. a. would not be b. will not be c. are not d. would not have been 15. Hans, … mother tongue is German, comes from Zurich. a. who b. whom c. which d. whose 16. This is my new watch, … I bought from the same shop as you did. a. whose b. which c. whom d. of which 17. The girl … behind you is naughty. a. stands b. stood c. is standing d. standing 18. She claimed … to tell the future by gazing into her crystal ball. a. be able b. being able c. to be able d. been able 19. Our house needs… a. to paint b. to be painting c. painting d. to be paint 20. He did not get the job … his experience in the field. a. because of b. although c. in spite of d. despite of. B. Choose the underlined part among a, b, c, d that needs correcting: 21. Soon after John has finished his thesis, he left for Boston, where he has a job waiting for him. A b c d 22. When I am small, I used to go fishing with my father and my brother. A b c d 23. Although they are not young, but they work very hard. A b c d 24. If he had had her address, he would send her a birthday card. A b c d 25. Sheep have been domesticated for over 5,000 years ago. A b c d III. Reading: A. Choose the best option among a, b, c, d to complete each of the following sentences: The National Health Service in Britain has gone into (26)… big organization that it now employs more people (27) … other in the country. (28) … efficient an organization like this may be, it is bound to (29) … sooner or later but (30) … the public can do when they occur. The Patient’s Association gives (31) … when they think they have not been properly looked after. Some time ago, the Association fought against the Government’s idea (32) … general health centers for individual doctors. It said it did not want to tell the Health Service (33)… do but added that it (34)… spend more money on doctors’ salaries, (35) … would be cheaper than building health centers. 26. a. a such b. such a c. so d. a so 27. a. than any b. than some c. that any d. that some 28. a. For b. It doesn’t mind c. Whatever d. However 29. a. makes faults b. do faults c. do mistakes d. make mistakes 30. a. there is a few b. there is little c. it is few d. it is a little 31. a. to people advice b. people advices c. people advice d. to people advices 32. a. of substituting b. for substitute c. for replacing d. for replace 33. a. that it must b. that it is so c. what is so d. what to 34. a. should b. needs c. ought d. should have to 35. a. which b. who c. that d. it B. Choose the item among a, b, c, d that best answers each question about the passage: In the last few weeks I have spent every Saturday in my flat and have done nothing more exciting than work at home, read the newspapers, and watch television. I had begun feeling bored with this and so, last weekend I thought I would do something different. I phoned several of my friends and we decided to go to London for the day. I was very excited as I hadn’t been to London since I was ten. We decided to go by coach as this was the cheapest means of transport. In London we decided to take a sightseeing tour as we wanted to see some of the famous buildings. After the tour, we bought some sandwiches and ate them in a small park. In the afternoon, some of us went shopping and the others went to the theater. We met up again at 6.30 pm and went to a small restaurant in Sotho. The meal was really good, but, unfortunately, it took much longer than we had expected. We had to get a taxi back to the coach station. Luckily, we got there just two minutes before our coach left. 36. According to the passage, the writer… a. usually spends his weekend in London b. fells bored with his tour c. went to London with some of his friends d. has lived in London for ten years 37. He felt so excited about going to London as… a. he had not been there before b. he had not been there for ten years c. he went there ten years ago d. he had not been there for a long time 38. They decided to go by coach because… a. they were excited about taking it to London b. they wanted to start early c. other means of transport were more expensive d. it was expensive 39. Which of the following is true? a. They all went shopping before going to the theater b. They made a sightseeing tour of London and then had lunch c. They had lunch in a small restaurant d. They left for home at 6.30 pm. 40. They had to catch a taxi to the coach station because… a. they didn’t have enough time to walk b. it was raining heavily then c. they were too tired to walk there d. the station was very far from the restaurant English Test (45 minutes) Name:………………………………Group: Code 2 I. Phonetic: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others 1. a. matches b. halves c. misses d. washes 2. a. stopped b. mixed c. walked d. arrived 3. a. waited b. decided c. arrested d. explained 4. a. mature b. material c. intention d. intensity 5. a. grandpa b. imagine c. average d. create II. Grammar and vocabulary: A. Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences: 6. Many people are dying cancers a. about b. because c. of d. by 7. Many local people object the building of the new airport. a. at b. to c. by d. with 8. She was of hearing about their trip to India. a. bored b. interested c. keen d. tired 9. I have heard that musician play piano. a. the b. a c. an d. no article 10. Her remark was followed by an silence. a. embarrass b. embarrassing c. embarrassed d. embarrassment 11. He said that he would visited me, but he me yet. a. has not visited b. had not visited c. is not visiting d. does not visit 12. I in Danang before I moved to this city. a. have been living b. has lived c. had lived d. had been living 13. If pigs had wings, they a. will fly b. would fly c. fly d. would have flown 14. He was the second man was killed in this way. a. which b. who c. whom d. whose 15. A widow is a woman husband is dead. a. who b. whom c. whose d. which 16. We you a Christmas card if we had had your address. a. would have sent b. would send c. will send d. could send 17. I told her about her wedding. Everything will straighten out. a. don't worry b. not to worry c. no worry d. to not worry 18. Do you want by the doctor? a. to examine b. being examined c. to be examined d. examining 19. Mary's children are used to after school every day. a. picking up b. be picked up c. pick up d. being picked up 20. their work, they went home. a. finishing b. having finished c. had finished d. finished B. Choose the underlined part among a, b, c, d that needs correcting: 21. I will tell John bout it when I will see him this afternoon. a b c d 22. Although he is tired, but he tries to finish his homework. a b c d 23. When she came in, we were having the dinner. a b c d 24. The teacher said the class that the Earth moves around the Sun. a b c d 25. Why didn't you came to my party last night? a b c d III. Reading: A. Choose the best option among a, b, c, d to complete each of the following sentences: When I arrived at Jenny's house, the party had already started. She (26) me by the arm and asked if I would like to be (27) to a boy from the school across the road from my house. Before I (28) the chance to answer, she had left me alone with him. He looked a bit (29) with everything, and I wasn't looking (30) to talking to him. But he asked were I was from and what school I went to, and soon we were (31) everything under the sun. Like me, he was (32) in films, but as well as the famous films that everybody knew (33) , he had seen ones nobody else had heard of. So what I thought was (34) to be: a boring evening turned (35) to be really interesting. 26. a. grabbed b. shook c. had d. touched 27. a. known b. meet c. introduced d. listened 28. a. saw b. took c. lost d. had 29. a. bored b. proud c. angry d. sorry 30. a. much b. forward c. a lot d. happy 31. a. talking b. chatting c. discussing d. speaking 32. a. interested b. keen c. fond d. passionate 33. a. for b. about c. on d. from 34. a. coming b. seeming c. looking d. going 35. a. coming b. round c. out d. down B. Choose the item among a, b, c, d that best answers each question about the passage: Throughout the United States, the number of places where people are allowed to smoke has gradually become smaller and smaller. First, it was banned on train, buses, and planes, then in public places such as theatres and airports. Now you can't smoke in workplaces. Nonsmokers are winning the battle. "Why should we breathe their smoke?", they say. If they are lucky, smokers can still find some bars and restaurants where they can light up a cigarette, but it may soon be banned there, too. Anti-smoking groups even think that smoking ought to be banned in people's homes. Under new plans you won't be able to smoke where there are more than ten visitors in a week, or where there are children. In 1946, nicotine was classed as drug, like cocaine or heroine. In the country that gave tobacco to the world, smoking might one day be illegal. 36. Now you can smoke but in the future you can't. a. on trains b. in theatres c. on planes d. in bars. 37. The word " their " means: a. smokers' b. other people's c. nonsmokers' d. visitors' 38. Which of the following sentences is true? a. The number of smokers has become smaller. b. You can smoke in some bars and restaurants. c. you can smoke in your office. d. There are more places for people who want to smoke. 39. "Nonsmokers are winning the battle" means: a. there are more nonsmokers b. there are more smokers c. there are fewer places where people can smoke d. there are more places where people can smoke. 40. In the future, smoking in may soon be banned. a. bars and restaurants b. the countries that gave tobacco to the world c. large family's homes d. all of these places English Test (45 minutes) Name:……………………………… Group: Code 3 I. Phonetic: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others: 1a. phoned b. involved c. cooked d. exchanged 2. a. hoped b. finished c. attacked d. happened 3. a. sees b. drinks c. cooks d. writes 4. a. same b. resources c. sun d. sure 5. a. mechanic b. salary c. many d. satisfy II. Grammar and vocabulary: A. Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences: 6. She claimed … to tell the future by gazing into her crystal ball. a. being able b. be able c. to be able d. been able 7. The … car have not been found yet. a. to steal b. stealing c. stolen d. steal 8. What happened … the money that I lent you? a. for b. with c. about d. to 9. He did not get the job … his experience in the field. a. because of b. although c. in spite of d. despite of. 10. He made me … it all again. a. to do b. doing c. to do d. did 11. I felt quite cold but Peter insisted … having the window open. a. on b. about c. for d. at 12. … twice, he does not want to sit for the exam once more. a. fail b. having failed c. failing d. to fail 13. The first cart is believed to… in China. a. be invented b. invent c. have invented d. have been invented 14. Hans, … mother tongue is German, comes from Zurich. a. who b. whom c. which d. whose 15. If you hurry, you will overtake him. He has just left here and … far. a. mustn’t go b. couldn’t go c. cannot have gone d. cannot be going 16. I wish I … more English. a. know b. knew c. had know d. have known 17. If you had not stayed up late last night, you …tired now. a. would not be b. will not be c. are not d. would not have been 18. This is my new watch, … I bought from the same shop as you did. a. whose b. which c. whom d. of which 19. The girl … behind you is naughty. a. stands b. stood c. is standing d. standing 20. Our house needs… a. to paint b. to be painting c. painting d. to be paint B. Choose the underlined part among a, b, c, d that needs correcting: 21. Soon after John has finished his thesis, he left for Boston, where he has a job waiting for him. a b c d 22. When I am small, I used to go fishing with my father and my brother. a b c d 23. Although they are not young, but they work very hard. a b c d 24. If he had had her address, he would send her a birthday card. a b c d 25. Sheep have been domesticated for over 5,000 years ago. a b c d III. Reading: A. Choose the best option among a, b, c, d to complete each of the following sentences: The National Health Service in Britain has gone into (26)… big organization that it now employs more people (27) … other in the country. (28) … efficient an organization like this may be, it is bound to (29) … sooner or later but (30) … the public can do when they occur. The Patient’s Association gives (31) … when they think they have not been properly looked after. Some time ago, the Association fought against the Government’s idea (32) … general health centers for individual doctors. It said it did not want to tell the Health Service (33)… do but added that it (34)… spend more money on doctors’ salaries, (35) … would be cheaper than building health centers. 26. a. a such b. such a c. so d. a so 27. a. than any b. than some c. that any d. that some 28. a. For b. It doesn’t mind c. Whatever d. However 29. a. makes faults b. do faults c. do mistakes d. make mistakes 30. a. there is a few b. there is little c. it is few d. it is a little 31. a. to people advice b. people advices c. people advice d. to people advices 32. a. of substituting b. for substitute c. for replacing d. for replace 33. a. that it must b. that it is so c. what is so d. what to 34. a. should b. needs c. ought d. should have to 35. a. which b. who c. that d. it B. Choose the item among a, b, c, d that best answers each question about the passage: In the last few weeks I have spent every Saturday in my flat and have done nothing more exciting than work at home, read the newspapers, and watch television. I had begun feeling bored with this and so, last weekend I thought I would do something different. I phoned several of my friends and we decided to go to London for the day. I was very excited as I hadn’t been to London since I was ten. We decided to go by coach as this was the cheapest means of transport. In London we decided to take a sightseeing tour as we wanted to see some of the famous buildings. After the tour, we bought some sandwiches and ate them in a small park. In the afternoon, some of us went shopping and the others went to the theater. We met up again at 6.30 pm and went to a small restaurant in Sotho. The meal was really good, but, unfortunately, it took much longer than we had expected. We had to get a taxi back to the coach station. Luckily, we got there just two minutes before our coach left. 36. According to the passage, the writer… a. usually spends his weekend in London b. fells bored with his tour c. went to London with some of his friends d. has lived in London for ten years 37. He felt so excited about going to London as… a. he had not been there before b. he had not been there for ten years c. he went there ten years ago d. he had not been there for a long time 38. They decided to go by coach because… a. they were excited about taking it to London b. they wanted to start early c. other means of transport were more expensive d. it was expensive 39. Which of the following is true? a. They all went shopping before going to the theater b. They made a sightseeing tour of London and then had lunch c. They had lunch in a small restaurant d. They left for home at 6.30 pm. 40. They had to catch a taxi to the coach station because… a. they didn’t have enough time to walk b. it was raining heavily then c. they were too tired to walk there d. the station was very far from the restaurant English Test (45 minutes) Name:………………………………Group: Code 4 I. Phonetic: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others 1. a. bats b. speaks c. bags d. dates 2. a. stayed b. lived c. waited d. talked 3. a. jumped b. rained c. moved d. preferred 4. a. climb b. written c. tiny d. crisis 5. a. ancient b. social c. ocean d. recent II. Grammar and vocabulary: A. Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences: 6. He was the second man was killed in this way. a. which b. who c. whom d. whose 7. We you a Christmas card if we had had your address. a. would have sent b. would send c. will send d. could send 8. She was of hearing about their trip to India. a. bored b. interested c. keen d. tired 9. their work, they went home. a. finishing b. having finished c. had finished d. finished 10. Many people are dying cancers a. about b. because c. of d. by 11. Her remark was followed by an silence. a. embarrass b. embarrassing c. embarrassed d. embarrassment 12. Many local people object the building of the new airport. a. at b. to c. by d. with 13. Do you want by the doctor? a. to examine b. being examined c. to be examined d. examining 14. I in Danang before I moved to this city. a. have been living b. has lived c. had lived d. had been living 15. Mary's children are used to after school every day. a. picking up b. be picked up c. pick up d. being picked up 16. He said that he would visited me, but he me yet. a. has not visited b. had not visited c. is not visiting d. does not visit 17. If pigs had wings, they a. will fly b. would fly c. fly d. would have flown 18. A widow is a woman husband is dead. a. who b. whom c. whose d. which 19. I told her about her wedding. Everything will straighten out. a. don't worry b. not to worry c. no worry d. to not worry 20. I have heard that musician play piano. a. the b. a c. an d. no article B. Choose the underlined part among a, b, c, d that needs correcting: 21. I will tell John bout it when I will see him this afternoon. a b c d 22. Although he is tired, but he tries to finish his homework. a b c d 23. When she came in, we were having the dinner. a b c d 24. The teacher said the class that the Earth moves around the Sun. a b c d 25. Why didn't you came to my party last night? a b c d III. Reading: A. Choose the best option among a, b, c, d to complete each of the following sentences: When I arrived at Jenny's house, the party had already started. She (26) me by the arm and asked if I would like to be (27) to a boy from the school across the road from my house. Before I (28) the chance to answer, she had left me alone with him. He looked a bit (29) with everything, and I wasn't looking (30) to talking to him. But he asked were I was from and what school I went to, and soon we were (31) everything under the sun. Like me, he was (32) in films, but as well as the famous films that everybody knew (33) , he had seen ones nobody else had heard of. So what I thought was (34) to be: a boring evening turned (35) to be really interesting. 26. a. grabbed b. shook c. had d. touched 27. a. known b. meet c. introduced d. listened 28. a. saw b. took c. lost d. had 29. a. bored b. proud c. angry d. sorry 30. a. much b. forward c. a lot d. happy 31. a. talking b. chatting c. discussing d. speaking 32. a. interested b. keen c. fond d. passionate 33. a. for b. about c. on d. from 34. a. coming b. seeming c. looking d. going 35. a. coming b. round c. out d. down B. Choose the item among a, b, c, d that best answers each question about the passage: Throughout the United States, the number of places where people are allowed to smoke has gradually become smaller and smaller. First, it was banned on train, buses, and planes, then in public places such as theatres and airports. Now you can't smoke in workplaces. Nonsmokers are winning the battle. "Why should we breathe their smoke?", they say. If they are lucky, smokers can still find some bars and restaurants where they can light up a cigarette, but it may soon be banned there, too. Anti-smoking groups even think that smoking ought to be banned in people's homes. Under new plans you won't be able to smoke where there are more than ten visitors in a week, or where there are children. In 1946, nicotine was classed as drug, like cocaine or heroine. In the country that gave tobacco to the world, smoking might one day be illegal. 36. Now you can smoke but in the future you can't. a. on trains b. in theatres c. on planes d. in bars. 37. The word " their " means: a. smokers' b. other people's c. nonsmokers' d. visitors' 38. Which of the following sentences is true? a. The number of smokers has become smaller. b. You can smoke in some bars and restaurants. c. you can smoke in your office. d. There are more places for people who want to smoke. 39. "Nonsmokers are winning the battle" means: a. there are more nonsmokers b. there are more smokers c. there are fewer places where people can smoke d. there are more places where people can smoke. 40. In the future, smoking in may soon be banned. a. bars and restaurants b. the countries that gave tobacco to the world c. large family's homes d. all of these places . d. sorry 30 . a. much b. forward c. a lot d. happy 31 . a. talking b. chatting c. discussing d. speaking 32 . a. interested b. keen c. fond d. passionate 33 . a. for b. about c. on d. from 34 . a. coming. d. sorry 30 . a. much b. forward c. a lot d. happy 31 . a. talking b. chatting c. discussing d. speaking 32 . a. interested b. keen c. fond d. passionate 33 . a. for b. about c. on d. from 34 . a. coming. Government’s idea (32 ) … general health centers for individual doctors. It said it did not want to tell the Health Service (33 )… do but added that it (34 )… spend more money on doctors’ salaries, (35 ) … would