PRACTICE TEST 1 A/Phonetics: Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently: 1. A. busy B. thus C. must D. bus 2. A. passion B. pleasure C. decision D. measure 3. A. easy B. ear C. learn D. eat 4. A. student B. Stupid C. Study D. studio 5. A. park B. yard C. card D. carry B/ Grammar: Verb Tenses: 1. I . . . . . . Qui Nhon University. A. am attending B. attend C. was attending D. attended 2. He has been selling motorcycles . . . . . . . . . A. ten years ago B. since ten years C. for ten years ago D. for ten years 3. Columbus . . . . .America more than 400 years ago. A. discovered B. has discovered C. had discoveredD. he has gone 4. We . . . . . .there when our father died. A, still lived B. lived still C. was still D. were still living 5. I . . . . to New York three times this year. A. have been B. was C. were D. had been 6. I’ll come and see you before I . . . . . for America. A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. shall leave 7. John . . .a book when I saw him. A. is reading B. read C. was reading D. reading 8. He said he . . . . return later. A. will B. would C. can D. would be 9. I have been waiting for you . . . . . A. since early morning B. since 9 a.m C. for two hours D. all are correct 10. My sister . . . . for you since yesterday. A. is looking B. was looking C. has been looking D. looked 11. The train . . .half an hour ago. A. has been leaving B. left C. has left D. had left 12. Jack . . . .the door. A. has just opened B. open C. will opened D. opening 13. When I last saw him, he . . . in London. A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living 14. We . . . Mr. Dong since Sunday. A. don’t see B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see D. hadn’t seen 15. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he____ his work. A. finish B. finishes C. will finish D. shall have finished. 16. I ______ any difficult so far. A. don’t have B. aren’t having C. haven’t had D. didn’t have 17. People ______ English and French in Canada. A. speak B. have spoken C. had spoken D. are speaking 18. Last week. My professor promised that he ____ today. A. would come B. will come C. comes D. coming 19. The population of the world ____ very fast. A. rise B. rises C. is rising D. are rising 20. He __ his job last month and since then he __out of work. A. has lost \ is B. had lost\was C. lost\ has been D. lost\had been PRACTICE TEST 2 B. Tenses: 1. Ask her come and see me when she . . . .her work. A. finish B. has finished C. finished D. finishing 2. Oil . . . . . .if you pour it on water. A. float B. floats C. will be float D. floated 3. Since . . . , I have heard nothing from him. A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left 4. “ How are you feeling?” “ I’ve been feeling better since . . . . . .” A. The doctor has come B. The doctor will come C. the doctor had come D. the doctor came 5. “What did you do last night?” “I watched TV, practiced the violin, and . . . . my homework?” A. made B. do C. done D. did 6. Did you say that you . . . . . .here only three days ago.? A. Came B. have come C. had come D. come 7. I haven’t heard from Maria . . . . . . . . . A. since many months before B. for many months C. For many months ago D. since a long time 8. This book is so long that I . . . . . . A. haven’t finished yet B. haven’t finished it already C. still haven finished it D. still haven’t finished it already 9. I enjoy . . . . to the park on summer evenings. A. to go B. going C. being gone D. go 10. Jane should seriously consider . . . . . an actress. She is a very talented performer. A. to become B. become C. becoming D. will become 11 television to the exclusion of all other activities is not a healthy habit for a growing child. A. to be watch B. being watched C. watching D. watch 12. He fell down when he . . . towards the church. A. Run B. runs C. was running D. had run 13. Every student . . . .to finish this test in 45’. A. having B. had C. have D. has 14. I think you’d rather . . . . . . to the mountain for your holiday. A. to go B. going C. go D. have gone 15. She stopped him . . . . . . . home by hiding the car key. A. not drive B. not to drive C. to drive D. from driving A. Phonetics: Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently: 1. A. pretty B. get C. sent D. well 2. A. house B. hour C. heat D. hand 3. A. feat B. great C. seat D. beat 4. A child B. chin C. check D. chemist 5. A. different B. element C. enrich D. taken B. Verb form: 1. Mr. Ba is a worker but he has a large family . . . . . A. to support B. for supporting C. support D. to be supporting 2. Do you know our town at all? No, this is the first time I . . . . here. A. was B. Have been C. came D. am coming 3. What happened in that new area? New houses . . . . . recently over there. A. are built B. build C. have built D. have been built 4. The teacher told us that Watt . . . . . the steam engine. A. invented B. has invented C. Had invented D. has been inventing 5. The police . . . . . . .for the thief everywhere when he suddenly appeared in a theatre. A. search B. have searched C. were searchingD. are searching 6. Are there going to be many people at your party today? We hope that . . . . . . . A. there will be B. there are goingC. there are D. there going to be 7. The red river . . . . very fast today-much faster than yesterday. A. flows B. is flowing C. will flow D. is going to flow 8. Michael, is it true that you . . . . married next week? A. get B. are getting C. got D. have got 9. We . . . our examination next month. A. have B. shall have C. will have had D. will be having 10. Look at those clouds! It . . . . . . . A. is going to rain B. will rain C. would rain D. can rain 11. That computer . . . . . . .It broke down this morning A. doesn’t work B. isn’t working C. didn’t work D. hasn’t worked 12. I . . . . . . .T. V at 8.30 last night. A. watched B. was watching C. has watched D. had watched 13. Mai . . . . .HCM for five years now. A. lives B. has lived C. is living D. was living 14. Nora says she’s 17 but I her. A. don’t believe B. didn’t believe C. won’t believe D. wouldn’t believe 15. I . . . . . . . . my key. Can you help me look for it? A. lose B. lost C. had lost D. have lost 16. I’m sure Bill . . . . . . . . the job. He has a lot of experience. A. was getting B. is getting C. had got D. will get 17. An exhibition of paintings . . . . . . .at the museum next week A. are to be held B. is to be held C. are holding D. will hold 18. It is four years since I . . . . . . the school. A. leave B. left C. have left D. had left PRACTICE TEST 4 A Phonetics : Choose one word whose stress pattern is different: 1. A. abroad B. noisy C. hundred D. quiet 2. A. passion B. aspect C. medium D. success 3. A. capital B. tradition C. different D. opera 4. A. writer B. baker C. builder D. career 5. A. encourage B. consider C. constitute D. inhabit B. Grammar: INFINITIVE AND GERUND 1. I. enjoy . . . . .alone. A. be B. being C. to be D. to have been 2. Would you like . . . . . to the party? A. to come B. come C. coming D. to have come 3. My brother is old enough . . . .out by himself. A. going B. Go C. to go D. to have gone 4.We came . . . . . . . .her. A. help B. to help C. have helped D. helping 5. I’m very glad . . . . you. A. to meet B. meet C. meeting D. to be meeting 6. He can’t live without . . . . her. A. being loved B. love C. to love D. loving 7. I will go with you when I’ve finished . . . . . . .my homework. A. To have done B. do C. doing D. to do 8. Don’t keep . . . . . . me while I’m talking A. Interrupt B. to interrupt C. interrupting D. interrupted 9. My parents don’t let me . . . . . . .out alone. A. go B. to go C. going D. to be going 10. The bus driver was so tired of . . . . . . the same route. A. to drive B. being driven C. driving D. drive 11. Would you mind not . . . . the radio until I’ve finished with this phone call? A. turning on B. being turned on C. to turn on D. to be turned on 12. I was enjoying my book, but I stopped . . . . a program on T.V. A. reading to watch B. to read to watch C. to read for watching D. being chosen 13. Jack made me . . . . him next week. A. to promise to call B. to promise calling C. promise to call D. promise calling 14 . . . . . . . . . . a foreign language takes a long time. A. learning B. learn C. learnt D. to learn 15. His parents advised him . . . . . . hard for the exams. A. study B. to study C. studied D. studying 16. He spent two hours . . . . . . .that letter A. to write B. writes C. writing D. wrote 17. He is too stupid . . . . . this problem. A. solve B. solves C. to solve D. solving 18. It takes her an hour a week . . . . . . .the garden. A. to take care of B. take care of C. taking care D. taken care of 19. It is not easy . . . English fluently. A. speak B. to speak C. speaking D. spoken 20. I couldn’t help . . . . .afraid when I was alone in the house. A. be B. being C. am D. was . sister . . . . for you since yesterday. A. is looking B. was looking C. has been looking D. looked 11. The train . . .half an hour ago. A. has been leaving B. left C. has left D. had left 12. Jack. actress. She is a very talented performer. A. to become B. become C. becoming D. will become 11 television to the exclusion of all other activities is not a healthy habit for a growing child. . Look at those clouds! It . . . . . . . A. is going to rain B. will rain C. would rain D. can rain 11. That computer . . . . . . .It broke down this morning A. doesn’t work B. isn’t working C. didn’t