ENGLISH TEST 01 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A. graduated B. asked C. processed D. finished 2. A. wine B. decline C. design D. engine 3. A. pleasure B. please C. easy D. leave 4. a. effective b. eradicate c. enthusiastic d. effort 5. a. damage b. luggage c. manage d. teenage Choose the best option 6. Unless you _________ me all your troubles, I cannot do anything to help you. a. tell b. do not tell c. did not tell d. telling 7. The door was locked ____________ a. five minutes ago by Ann c. by Ann five minutes ago b. with Ann five minutes ago d. in five minutes ago by Ann 8. We haven’t kept in touch with Mary_________________. a. for leaving school b. since we left school c. for we left school d. since we leave school 9. Get up early or you will miss the bus. a. If you get up early, you will miss the bus. c. Unless you do not get up early, you will miss the bus. b. If you don’t get up early, you will not miss the bus. d. Unless you get up early, you will miss the bus. 10. The group leader prevented his members_________________. a. from going on b. going on c. to go on d. to going on 11. _____________ the dance, Jerry said goodbye to his girlfriend. a. Before left b. Before he leaves c. Before leaving d. Before he will leave 12. The farmers in my village often ____their work very early in the morning. a. beginning b. is beginning c. begins d. begin 13. We will send these letters to him when we ________ in London. a. will arrive b. arrive c. arriving d. had arrived 14. By the time we finished our work, Peter had already gone home. a. Peter did not go home until we finished our work. b. As soon as we finished our work, we would go home with Peter. c. We finished our work before Peter went home. d. Peter had gone home before we finished our work. 15. If only Tom_____________ sick today. a. weren’t b. hasn’t been c. hasn’t d. didn’t 16. We didn’t visit the museum because we had no time. a. If we have time, we will visit the museum. c. If we had had time, we will have visited the museum. b If we had had time, we would have visited the museum. d. If we had time, we would visit the museum. 17. Bird flu _____________by the virus H5N1. a. are caused b. is causing c. is caused d. caused 18. Why didn’t you listen to me ______________ I was talking to you? a. while b. until c. by the time d. whenever 19. When we were kids, we ____ understand the importance of choosing a career. a. don’t b. won’t c. didn’t d. weren’t 20. He asked me why______________ to the meeting. a. didn’t you come b. didn’t I come c. you didn’t come d. I hadn’t come 21. She apologized …………….waiting so long. a. to me for b. for keeping me c. for me d. for me keeping 22. Claude Jennings is said _________ his memory. a. to have been lost b. to be lost c. to have lost d. to lost 23. I’m going to go out and ____________ . a. have cut my hair b. have my hair cut c. my hair be cut d. cut my hair 24. It is said that two men were arrested after the explosion. a. Two men are said were arrested after the explosion. b. Two men are said to be arrested after the explosion. c. Two men are said to have been arrested after the explosion. d. Two men were said to be arrested after the explosion. 25. That airplane__________ by a student pilot. a. is flying b. is being flied c. is being flown d. is being flew 26. “I’m sorry I have to leave so early’, he said. a. He apologized for having to leave early. c. He apologized that he has to leave early. b. He apologized to have to leave early. d. He apologized to have left early. 27. “Can I borrow your pen please, Sam?”, said Gillian. a. Gillian asked Sam if she can borrow his pen. c. Gillian asked Sam she can borrow his pen. b. Gillian asked Sam if she could borrow his pen. d. Gillian asked Sam she could borrow his pen. 28. “Where did you go last night, Nam?”, said Hoa a. Hoa said to Nam where had he gone the night before. b. Hoa said to Nam where he had gone the night before. c. Hoa told Nam where he had gone last night. d. Hoa asked Nam where he had gone the night before. 29. Ann ______________ and left. a. said good bye b. said me good bye c. told me good bye d. goodbye me 30. He begged them ______________. a. help him b. should help him c. to help him d. help to him Choose the underlined phrase that is not correct in English. 31. The children were frightening by the thunder and lightning. a b c d 32. You should get your car to service every two years. a b c d 33. He is believed be the best player in our team. a b c d 34. My little daughter is going to being taken to day care center. a b c d 35. By the time Phong arrived to help, we have already finished moving everything. a b c d Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one. 36. He asked me how I earned my living. A. He wanted to know what my job was C. He wanted to know how I enjoyed my life B. He wanted to know how I lived D. He wanted to know how much I got for a salary 37. “No parking” It means: A. There is no park here C. You can’t go to the park here B. You are not allowed to park your car here D. There’s not enough space for parking here 38. It rains so we can’t go to school A. If it rains, I could go to school B. If it didn’t rain, I could go to school C. If it not rain, I could go to school D. If it rains, I can go to school 39. “Open your book” the reported speech is: A. I told him to open his book B. I told him open his book C. I told him opening his book D. I told him to open your book 40. “They are playing soccer now.” The passive voice is: A. Soccer is played now B. Soccer is being played now C. Soccer are being played now D. Soccer is be played now Choose the answer that best complete each blank. When my parents married, they rented a small house and they didn’t have a lot of money for furniture. The kitchen had a sink for washing up and a cooker, but that was all. They (41) _______________ an old table and chair from the market. They borrowed a sofa which was (42) ______________ old, but they covered it with modern materials so it was bright and cheerful. Outside, there was a small garden (43) _____________ the house, but in front of it there was only the road. Luckily the road wasn’t busy, so I could cross it to reach the park on the opposite side. We lived there (44) __________ I was ten and we were very happy. We had to move house because it was too small when my twin sisters were born. We all (45) ___________ sad when we left. 41. A. bought B. sold C. became D. brought 42. A. more B. also C. even D. little 43. A. before B. through C. by D. behind 44. A. when B. after C. until D. to 45. A. spent B. thought C. had D. felt ENGLISH TEST 02 I. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is different from the rest. 1. a. ecology b. economy c. literacy d. compassionate 2. a. complain b. compile c. confide d. donor 3. a. secure b. project c. active d. desert 4. a. counterpart b. dependent c. atmosphere d. national 5. a. approval b. different c. acquaintance d. romantic II. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. 6. The entrance examination _____________ in July. A. begin B. has begun C. begins D. shall begin 7. London __________ the capital of United Kingdom. A. is B. was C. will be D. is being 8. Someone ________at the door. Can you hear it? A. knocks B. is knocking C. will knock D. was knocking 9. We ____________the bus at the same stop every day. A. get off B are getting off C got off D. have got off 10. The patient_______ in the emergency room for almost an hour before a doctor finally treated her. A. is waiting B. was waiting C. has waited D. had been waiting 11. At one time the entire world_________ by dinosaurs. A. has ruled B. was ruled C. will be ruled D. was ruling 12. Tom has just had a telephone____________ in his room. A. install B. installed C. to install D. installing 13. The music at the party was very loud and___________ from far away. A. can hear B. could hear C. can be heard D. could be heard 14. - ”Ms. Jones, please type those letters before noon.” - “They’ve already___________, sir. They’re on your desk.” A. typed B. been typed C. being typed D. been being typed 15. The water will be further polluted unless some measures _________. A. will be taken B. are taken C. were taken D. had been taken 16. No news ____________ good news. A. is B. are C. were D. have been 17. Mathematics _____________ us with many aspects. A. helps B. help C. have helped D. helping 18. Working for 12 hours a day ___________her very tired. A. make B. makes C. making D. have made 19. A number of students__________ to the class picnic. A. is going B. are going C. has gone D. was going 20. What he told you ______________ to be of no importance. A. seems B. seem C. is seeming D. has seemed 21. Mr. Robbins, accompanied by his wife and children, __________ tonight. A. arrives B. arriving C. is arriving D. are arriving 22. I wish Janet___________ to the meeting this afternoon. A. came B. will come C. can come D. could come 23. If I had enough money,_______________. A. I will buy that house C. I am buy that house B. I can buy that house D. I could buy that house 24. If he ___________that she was in the hospital, he __________to see her. A. knows/ will come C. knew/ would come B. had known/ would have come D. has known/will have come 25. ____________I have time, I will go with you. A. If B. Unless C. So D. So that 26. I would have submitted my report on time___________________. A. if my computer were not out of work C. provided that my computer was not out of work B. unless my computer had been out of work D. if my computer was not out of work 27. Peter asked Jane why _____________ the film on T.V the previous night. A. didn’t she watch B. hadn’t she watched C. she doesn’t watch D. she hadn’t watched 28. He advised them _____________ in class. A. to not talk B. not to talk C. to talk not D. don’t talk 29. “I’m sorry I have to leave so early’, he said. A. He apologized for having to leave early. C. He apologized that he has to leave early. B. He apologized to have to leave early. D. He apologized to have left early. 30. He begged them ______________. A. help him B. should help him C. to help him D. help to him III. Choose the underlined phrase that is not correct in English. 31. Does the groom and the bride exchange their wedding rings on the wedding day? a b c d 32. Why do the American wife trust her husband to do the right thing? a b c d 33. A lot of articles about the environment has been written by my classmates. a b c d 34. How much terms are there in a school year in your country? a b c d 35. When, where and by whom has the automobile invented. a b c d IV. Choose the sentence the is closest in meaning to the given one. 36. “Can I borrow your pen please, Sam?”, said Gillian. A. Gillian asked Sam if she can borrow his pen. C. Gillian asked Sam she can borrow his pen. B. Gillian asked Sam if she could borrow his pen.D. Gillian asked Sam she could borrow his pen. 37. John said “You had better not lend them any money, Daisy”. A. John said Daisy not to lend them any money. C. John said to Daisy not lend them any money. B. John advised Daisy should not lend any money. D. John advised Daisy not to lend them any money. 38. Either Tom or Mike interviews the applicants. A. Neither Tom nor Mike interviews the applicants B. If Tom doesn’t interview the applicants, Mike will do that and vice versa. C. Both Tom and Mike interview the applicants. D. Tom, not Mike, interviews the applicants. 39. We last contacted Pat three months ago. A. Pat didn’t contact us three months ago C. It is three months since we last contacted Pat. B. The last time we contacted Pat was three months D. Three months have passed and we contacted Pat. 40. There are no vacancies at this hotel. A. This hotel is full C. This hotel is empty B. This hotel is vacated D. You can apply for a job at this hotel V. Read the passage carefully and choose the best word to complete each blank. Society has changed in many ways (41)…………. the introduction of computers, and people’s lives at home and at the office have been affected. Most people are working for fewer hours per week than they (42) …………. to, and manufacturers and advertising agencies are becoming much more interested in how people spend this extra leisure time. One recent report stated that, (43) …………. the number of hobbies had not increased, each hobby had become more specialized. A second finding is that nowadays, many managers would rather (44) ………. time with there families than stay late in the office everyday. Home life is seen to be just as important as working. Some companies now (45) ……… managers take their annual holidays even if they don’t want to, because this leads to such an improvement in their performance if they have some rest. 41. A. since B. from C. for D. at 42. A. ought B. have C. want D. used 43. A. as B. because of C. although D. but 44. A. spent B. spend C. to spend D. spending 45. A. cause B. force C. make D. have . taken 16 . No news ____________ good news. A. is B. are C. were D. have been 17 . Mathematics _____________ us with many aspects. A. helps B. help C. have helped D. helping 18 . Working for 12 hours. leaving d. Before he will leave 12 . The farmers in my village often ____their work very early in the morning. a. beginning b. is beginning c. begins d. begin 13 . We will send these letters to. d. If we had time, we would visit the museum. 17 . Bird flu _____________by the virus H5N1. a. are caused b. is causing c. is caused d. caused 18 . Why didn’t you listen to me ______________ I