TEST 1 I. Choose the word that is pronounced differently : 1. a. consumer b. reduce c. use d. plumber 2. a. church b. catch c. mechanic d. kitchen 3. a. watched b. stopped c. cleaned d. worked 4. a. excellent b. example c. exactly d. exhibit 5. a. nominate b. pipe c. light d. buy II. Choose the word that has the stress falls differently : 6. a. excellent b. yellow c. garbage d. deforestation 7. a. pesticide b. pollution c. recycle d. exciting 8. a. conservation b. favorite c. treasure d. valuable 9. a. consumer b. energy c. suggest d. electric 10. a. considerate b. festival c. celebrate d. dictionary III. Choose the best answer : 11. _________ she needs is a good rest. a. That b. What c. The thing that d. The which 12. While I was clearing out the store room, I came ___________ an interesting old book . a. up b. across c. over d. through 13. they didn’t meet again until the war was ___________ a. off b. out c. under d. over 14. The party started at 8.00 , but you can turn ________ when you like . a. out b. over c. round d. up 15. It looks __________ it’s going to rain. a. that b. as c. as if d. like that 16. All right , John , it’s time you _____________ to bed. a. went b. would go c. will go d. go 17. I’m fed up ________ this weather ! Where’s the sunshine gone ? a. about b. from c. at d. with 18. Some scientists say it is essential that mankind ____________ the amount of air pollution in big cities. a. reduce b. reduced c. be reduced d. will reduce 19. Hoa suggested that I _____________ more vegetables. a. eat b. ate c. would eat d. eating 20. I find English spelling _____________ a. to be difficult b. being difficult c. difficultly d. difficult 21. She and her mother are ________________ a. the same b. alike c. look like d. like 22. I hope ______________ to the party tonight . a. to invite b. inviting c. to be invited d. being invited IV. Identify the mistakes : 23. I have always wanted to visit Paris , that is the capital of France . A B C D 24. Have you ever met the student is standing over there ? A B C D 25. Do you have the book that belong to the teacher ? A B C D 26. Do you remember Mrs Cook , who taught us the English composition when we were in grade 10 ? A B C D 27. I have three brothers , all of them are businessmen. A B C D 28. Our neighbors’ music sounded loudly last night . A B C D 29. It was so long lesson that we could not finish it in one day . A B C D 30. Nothing can process data more efficient than a computer . A B C D V. Rewrite the sentences : 31. Peter is the tallest boy in the class . Nobody ______________________________________ 32. Let’s go abroad for our holiday this year . I suggest that __________________________________ 33. They have sold the old house at the end of the road. The old ________________________________________ 34. I can’t wait to go on the picnic at the end of this month . I’m looking _____________________________________ 35. His house is very big. It is not very far from here . His house _______________________________________ 36. I am very busy . I can’t go with you . If _____________________________________________ 37. The police made him empty his pockets . He ___________________________________________ 38. Please don’t disturb me . I don’t want ____________________________________ 39. “ I think you should get there by bus .” He advised us ___________________________________ 40. “Do you know where my camera is , Mum?” he asked He asked _______________________________________ VI. Word form : 41. Little Jimmy has been a bit ___________ today . ( trouble) 42. He did some odd jobs at home __________ (disappoint) 43. Nothing is more precious than ___________ and __________ ( depend/free) 44. If you don’t listen to my advice , you will be _________ in this contest . ( success) 45. Has she gone to Paris on business or for ___________- (please) 46. In order to _______ the road , they had to limit the pavement . ( wide) 47. Everyone has a ______________ on the earth. (weigh) 48. It is time a ___________ was made about the new school . (decide) 49. My father always _________ me to do such a good thing . (courage) 50. Nancy won the first prize in the drawing ____________ (compete) 51. You can trust him . He is always ____________ (truth) 52. He left for a ______________ of reason . (vary) 53. He was sentenced to _________ because of drug trafficking . (die) 54. The _________ is not a big problem to astronauts . (weigh) 55. The new law will ___________ many women to return to work. (able) TEST 2 I. Choose the word that is pronounced differently : 1. a. exact b. event c. exchange d. elephant 2. a. worked b. stopped c. forced d. raised 3. a. angry b. ask c. bad d. hat 4. a. conception b. content c. count d. call II. Choose the best answer : 11. We had better _______ his tie to let him breathe more easily . a. loosen b. free c. broaden d. widen 12. What happen _________ this poor man ? a. with b. at c. for d. to 13. It is such a _____________ shop. a. nice village little b. little nice village c. little village nice d. nice little village 14. Let’s go for a long walk , __________ we ? a. will b. shall c. won’t d. do 15. Be careful ! Don’t __________ your drink on the table . a. spill b. spread c. flood d. flow 16. Everything seems alright , _______________? a. isn’t it b. don’t they c. doesn’t it d. hasn’t it 17. It was ________ an interesting book that he couldn’t put it down . a. very b. quite c. so d. such 18. Twenty-five dollars _____________ too much to pay for that shirt . a. are b. is c. were d. have been 19. Crops are sprayed with __________ to kill insects . a. fertilizer b. manual c. dung d. pesticide 20. What about using public buses _____________ motorbikes ? a. replacing for b. in spite of c. instead of d. instead for 21. Because plastic bags are very hard to ____________ . They will cause pollution. a. dissolve b. wrap c. tear d. collect 22. Industry, vehicles and garbage disposal account for ______________ a. water pollution b. pollution of soil c. air pollution d. pollution of rivers 23. I ___________ in heavy traffic everyday . a. used to drive b. am used to driving c. get used to drive d. used to driving 24. ____________ that we were late , we began to run . a. To know b. Knowing c. We knew d. As knowing 25. In the hot weather , we lived __________ fruit and cheese. a. with b. by c. from c. on 26. The ___________ of Japan is yen . a. coin b. cash c. currency d. money III. Identify the mistakes : 1. Please try to entirely revise your work before you leave for school . A B C D 2. My English is pretty good, but sometimes I have trouble to understand lectures at school . A B C D 3. Stop tell me what to do ! Let me make up my own mind . A B C D 4. Because the highway system was built 40 years ago , most of the roads now need to repair . A B C D 5. The doctor had Mrs Jones to take ten pills a day for her heart . A B C D 6. The man whom you think is a doctor is actually a male nurse . A B C D 7. Please be sure to notify my brother and I when the package arrives . A B C D 8. We don’t know when will we see our friends again . A B C D 9. It is her , the one whom nobody likes . A B C D 10. Did you notice that Bob walks as his father ? A B C D IV. Word form : 1. My house is very old and simple . I’m going to _________ it . (modern) 2. I think my mother is _______ . She hates baggy trousers and colorful short dresses I’m wearing .(fashion) 3. She got angry but later she apologized for her _____________ (patient) 4. _____________ is sometimes a very bad habit . (curious) 5. Australia has two of the most ________ spiders in the world. ( poison) 6. They are trying to ____________ their newspapers . ( popular) 7. After the second ___________ attempt they managed to reach the top of the mountain . (success) 8. One of the ____________ of jeans is that they are hard wearing . (strong) 9. The mountain was full of ___________ rock and ash when the eruption was over . ( volcano) 10. One cause of the American Civil War was the issue of _________ (slave) V. Rewrite the sentences : 1. The furniture was too old to keep . It was ______________________________ 2. When did you last meet her ? How __________________________________ 3. They didn’t find the trip interesting although the weather was fine . In spite of ________________________________________________ 4. Gary is the best guitarist in the class . No one else _____________________________________ 5. She hasn’t gone out with him for almost two years . They stopped ____________________________________ 6. “Why don’t you let me help you , Ba ?” Hoa said Hoa suggested ______________________________________ 7. Because of their good performance , they won the match. Because ___________________________________________ 8. The people who were at the meeting will say nothing to the press. Nobody who _____________________________________ 9. She is proud of being such a good pianist. She prides ________________________________________ 10. The men continued to feel unsafe until they crossed the border. Not _______________________________________________ TEST 3 I. Choose the words that pronounce differently : 1. a. brushed b. needed c. wasted d. fainted 2. a. fade b. favorite c. famous d. fashion 3. a. envelops b. talks c. laughs d. packages 4. a. feature b. leather c. feather d. measure II. Choose the correct words : 10. Maria is going to stop ________ dinner, so she may be late . a. eating b. to eat c. for eating d. eat 11. There is a river ___________ across the village . a. running b. lying c. reaching d. flowing 12. The village is ____________ Sheffield . It’s only six miles away. a. along b. by c. near d. next 13. We’ve given up ________ to persuade them _________ a. trying/changing b. trying/to change c. to try/to change d. try/to change 14 A number of political prisoners ________ since Independence Day . a. released b. have released c. was released d. have been released 15. “When you are planning to send the memo to the staff?” “ I ________ it already.” a. send b. had sent c. have sent d. was to sent 16. The bath is the currency that _______ in Thailand. a. is used b. are used c. is used to d. are used to 17. You’ll have to wait _________ tomorrow. a. to b. in c. at d. till 18. We will stay ________ London Tuesday through Friday. a. in b. on c. at d. no preposition 19. Mary asked him ________ Stella was his sister. a. if b. what c. or not d. either 20. Nobody called on the phone , __________? a. did he b. didn’t he c. did they d. didn’t they 21. If we leave now for our trip, we can drive half the distance before we stop _______ lunch . a. having b. to have c. having had d. for having 22. How tall is Paul? He is _________ than you are. a. slight tall b. slight taller c. slightly tall d. slightly taller 23. Every year I buy my Mum a box ________ chocolate for Christmas. a. off b. to c. in d. on 24. Is there anyone you’d like to suggest _______ the job? a. for b. to c. with d. no proposition 25. _______ there was no electricity, I was able to read because I had a candle . a. Unless b. Even though c. Even d. Only if 26. She could not distinguish one child _________ another. a. to b. with c. between d. from 27. Lynn looks _________ she hasn’t slept in days. a. as well b. what if c. if only d. as if 28. A letterbox is narrow opening in a door through _________ mail is delivered . a. it b. what c. where d. which 29. Some of you may have already completed section one. _________, you can go on the section two. a. of so b. If you c. If you may d. If not 30. Remember to wear a helmet ________ your head is protected. a. so as to b. in order that c. as long as d. so III. Correct the mistake : 31. The most powerful countries tend to have the greatest influential on world affairs. 32. The elephant is often described that it is the largest of all land animals. 33. Bats are able to guide them by emitting sound waves too high for human to hear. 34. Destroyed during the war, the city has now completely rebuilt. 35. When considering to be of equal value, the goods can be exchanged. 36. A fool and his money are soon part. 37. When asking what she would do, she said nothing. IV. Word form : 1. Peter has excellent (communicate) skills. 2. A baby is under (parent) guidance. 3. We still have some 9finish) exercises to do. 4. My father is a (consider ) person who is loved by us. 5. He was too (shame) to tell his teacher about the stupid mistake. . garbage d. deforestation 7. a. pesticide b. pollution c. recycle d. exciting 8. a. conservation b. favorite c. treasure d. valuable 9. a. consumer b. energy c. suggest d. electric 10. a. considerate. had to limit the pavement . ( wide) 47. Everyone has a ______________ on the earth. (weigh) 48. It is time a ___________ was made about the new school . (decide) 49. My father always _________. English composition when we were in grade 10 ? A B C D 27. I have three brothers , all of them are businessmen. A B C D 28. Our neighbors’ music sounded loudly last night . A B C D 29. It