164 Test 29 Pronunciation 1 6. a. chase b. case . a. ground b. should c. about d. amount > b 2. a. made b. fate c. hate d. hand > d 3. a. allow b. all c. fall d. hall > a 4. a. few b. new c. chew d. phew > c 5. a. should b. mouth c. would d. could > b c. face d. sad > d Find the mistakes 7. Sam used to live in Oklahoma, but his company had him transferred to a better position in Georgia. a. live b. but c. had him transferred d. a better position c 8. My child started to attend school when he is six years old. a. My child b. to attend c. when d. is d 9. Sally must have called her sister last night, but she arrived home too late to call her. a. must have called b. arrived c. too late d. her a 10. Anybody who plans to attend the meeting ought send a short note to the chairperson. a. who plans b. to attend c. ought send d. to the c 11. The teachers and the administrators are having so difficult time agreeing on a contract for the forthcoming year that the teachers may go on strike. a. so difficult b. agreeing c. the forthcoming year d. may go on strike a Grammar and Vocabulary 12. A poem is often divided into a. pages b. verses c. paragraphs d. parts b 13. My mother doesn't allow in the house. 165 a. smoke b. smoked c. smoking d. smokeless c 14. We don't like the in this play. a. persons b. characters c. types d. people b 15. Carol's parents always encouraged her hard at school. a. studying b. to study c. studies d. studied b 16. There is no time the present. a. if b. as if c. as d. like d 17. Sorry I am late. The car down on my way here. a. break b. broke c. breaking d. broken b 18. She put his to the petition. a. firm b. trademark c. signature d. mark c 19. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody to bed. a. go b. had gone c. has gone d. goes b 20. She is looking up some words in a dictionary because she doesn't know what they a. signify b. mean c. imply d. represent b 21. My father has just bought a new cooker for my mother on her birthday. a. electric b. electricity c. electrical d. electrically 166 a 22. A work of fiction which is shorter than a novel is a a. short story b. history c. romance d. novel a 23. at the factory was seriously affected during the strike. a. Product b. Produce c. Production d. Produced c 24. You don't know where Nam is, ? a. don't you b. do you c. is he d. isn't he b 25. That practises on this street every morning. a. jog b. jogger c. jogging d. joggle b 26. Do you want with you or do you want to go alone? a. me coming b. me to come c. that I come d. that I will come b 27. The horse won the race a. comfortably b. comfort c. comfortable d. comfortableness a 28. Someone who briefly assesses a play or book in the press writes a a. critic b. criticism c. critique d. review d 29. Whenever you met , let me see. I will be ready to help you. a. difficult b. difficulties c. difficultness d. difficultly b 30. We must end each sentence with a a. dot b. point 167 c. comma d. full stop d 31. Mary is very , so everybody loves her very much. a. friendly and kind b. friend and kind c. friendly and kindly d. friend and kindly a 32. Businessmen might arrange a meeting in order to have . a. a discussion b. a conversation c. an argument d. a dialogue a 33. The man we interviewed for the job was intelligent but we weren't very impressed by his a. appearance b. appearing c. appear d. appears a 34. If you have an angry argument or disagreement with someone, you've probably been a. conversing b. disputing c. quarrelling d. discussing c 35. She is the most pupil in our class. a. intelligence b. intelligent c. unintelligent d. intelligently b 36. If you express in words, you are probably something. a. noticing b. regarding c. observing d. saying d 37. The company is very efficient and gives a service. a. speed b. speedily c. speeding d. speedy d 38. The guard is pinning on a notice board. a. a notice b. a placard c. a sign d. a cartel a 39. Having scientific is very necessary in our modern life. a. know 168 b. knowable c. knowing d. knowledge d 40. If a person with something, he will nod. a. agrees b. disagrees c. accepts d. receives a 41. He had an accident because he crossed the street ………………. a. care b. carelessly c. careless d. carelessness b 42. The girl sees her friends across the street, so she them. a. salutes b. waves to c. welcomes d. nods b 43. She will never forget the holiday in Dalat. a. wonder b. wonderful c. wonderfully d. wondering b 44. You probably think carefully before deciding how to a business letter. a. respond to b. respond c. reply d. answer to a 45. I apologized for the which was my fault. a. misunderstanding b. understand c. understanding d. understandingly a 46. If you want to turn left or turn right, you should a. do a sign b. sign c. signal d. signify c 47. Our manager doesn't allow us in the office. a. smoke b. to smoke c. smoking d. smokeless b 48. They spent the afternoon talking. They had a nice a. speech 169 b. chat c. speak d. discussion b 49. I rang the doorbell but there was still no answer. Then I tried on the door, but there was still no answer. a. knocking b. knock c. to knock d. knocked a 50. Seeing his face, she couldn't help a. laughing b. to laugh c. that she laughed d. be laugh a . house. 165 a. smoke b. smoked c. smoking d. smokeless c 14. We don't like the in this play. a. persons b. characters c. types d. people b 15. Carol's parents always. Nam is, ? a. don't you b. do you c. is he d. isn't he b 25. That practises on this street every morning. a. jog b. jogger c. jogging d. joggle b 26. Do you want with. intelligent c. unintelligent d. intelligently b 36. If you express in words, you are probably something. a. noticing b. regarding c. observing d. saying d 37. The company is very efficient