Test yourself Part I : Phonetics Question I: Pick out the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest (1,0 pt) 1. A. hour B. honey C. home D. hope 2. A. learned B. planted C. owned D. pleased 3. A. think B. thank C. thicken D. those 4. A. hammer B. character C. chance D. mango 5. A. plug B. nut C. dull D. pull 6. A. reliable B. living C. revival D. final 7. A. breath B. pleasure C. treasure D. measure 8. A. pens B. chairs C. books D. toys 9. A. baggy B. qualify C. grocery D. necessary 10. A. young B. account C. sound D. about Part II. Vocabulary and grammar Question II. Circle the best answer among A ,B ,C , D to complete each sentence (1,0 pt) 1. The cat was _______ to wait for the mouse to come out. A. patiently enough B. so patient C. enough patient D. patient enough 2. My sister used to _______ her living by delivering milk to city hotel. A. gain B. earn C. get D. make 3. Do you wear _______ costumes on national day? A. traditionally B. traditions C. traditional D. tradition 4. " We are having a test next Friday". The students said. A. The students said that they were having a test the next Friday. B. The students say that they were having a test the next Friday. C. The students said that they are having a test next Friday. D. The students said that they were having a test following Friday. 5. A (an) _______ take a patient to hospital quickly. A. emergency B. ambulance C. bleeding D. wound 6. Exercises are never enjoyable, _______? A. are they B. aren't they C. are there D. aren't there 7. By doing this, we can _______ natural resources and money. A. share B. say C. save D. shade 8. If you _______on time, you _______ the chance of meeting the chairman. A. had arrived /would have had B. arrived/ have C. had arrived/ would have D. arrived/ would had 9. The schoolgate _______ blue is being repaired by my brother at the moment. A. painting B. painted C. was painted D. paint 10. Typhoons, droughts, floods can easily _______ a harvest. A. leave B. provide C. destroy D. look for Question III. Put the right form and tense of each verb in brackets (1.0 pt) 11. Mary (1. talk) _______ to her pen pal on the phone now, she (2. not/contact) _______ him for a long time. 2. My children enjoy (3. allow) _______(4. stay) _______ up late when there is something special on TV. 3. Nam used (5. write) _______ to his friends, but now he (6. communicate) _______ with them through the Internet. 4. He had a bad fall while he (7. repair)_______ his roof. 5. Nothing (8. give) _______ to you if you (9. not work) _______ hard. 6. I wish I (10. know) _______ how to make a cake. Your answers: 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . Question IV. Identify one mistake in each sentence, then correct it (0,5 pt) 1. My friend really wishes that he can take part in the game. 2. We are having our house to decorate for Christmas. 3. Lan used to sit next to a boy whose his name is Minh. 4. He drives too fast that no one like to ride with him. 5. You won't forget to give Mr. Brown my massage, do you? *Your answers: 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . Question V. Fill in the blank with one suitable preposition (1,0 pt) 1. Her parents were very proud (1)_______ her when she got the scholarship. 2. Many well-known newspapers are printed (2) _______ English. 3. Vietnamese women usually wear the Ao dai, sometimes (3) _______ work, and especially (4) _______ special occations. 4. We are really looking forward (5) _______the ship (6) _______ New York. 5. The teacher said we had to learn all these expressions (7) _______ heart. 6. Would you like to go (8) _______ a walk (9) _______ the park this afternoon. 7. The boy keeps (10) _______ asking his father about protecting the environment. *Your answers: 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . Question IV: Give the correct form of words in brackets (1.0 pt) 2 1. We should use water resource as _______ as we can. (ECONOMY) 2. His sudden _______ must be a shock to his family. (DIE) 3. Television is one of the cheapest forms of _______ (ENTERTAIN) 4. _______ he failed the final exam. (LUCKY) 5. Studies show that smoking cigarette is _______ (HEALTH) 6. It was very _______ of you to break that coffee cup. ( CARE) 7. He used all his _______ to force the door open. (STRONG) 8. People usually have hobbies for _______ (ENJOY) 9. Air _______ is a big problem in the cities. (Polutte) 10. Yesterday afternoon, there was a bank _______ in the town. (rob) *Your answers: 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . Part III. Reading Question VII. Reading the passage, then do the following tasks (1.0 pt) Blue jeans Jeans are the most popular kind of clothing in the world. Millions of jeans are sold each year. They are popular almost everywhere - In Asia, Europe, North and South America, Australia and Africa. Jeans come in many colors and styles. They can be very expensive or inexpensive. Some people wear jeans everywhere they go. Where did blue jeans come from? In 1874, a man name Levi Strauss move to the United States from Bavaria (now part of Germany). He went to work with his brothers at their store. After a few years there, he decided to west to California. Then in 1853 Levi Strauss move to San Francisco and started and business selling supplies to the miners. He called the business Levi Strauss & Company. One day in 1872, a man wrote a letter to Levi Strauss. The man's name was Jacob Davis. He suggested that Levi made pants with strong seams for miners, because miners' work was very hard. He said that putting metal rivets on the pockets would make pants which were made of denim and dyed blue with indigo for the California gold miners. The blue denim pants immediately became popular with the miners. Denim was also a popular material in Europe in fifteen century, because it was so strong. There are black jeans, green and even red jeans. The most popular color of all is still blue. People wear jeans to work, to school, to parties, and just relax. Why are jeans so popular in the world? In the USA, they are the only kind of traditional American clothing. In the other countries, young people wear them because they want to look modern. Jeans are a sign of youth and independence. A. Choose the best word for each sentence. 1. Levi Strauss move to San Francisco in 1853 and started as business selling supplies to the (1)_______ 3 2. Levi Strauss and his partner used to make (2) _______ which were made of denim and (3) _______ blue with indigo for the California gold miners. 3. Jeans come in many (4) _______ and (5) _______ . They can be very expensive or inexpensive. B. Comprehension questions: 1. Who made the first jeans? 2. Why did they put rivets on the pockets of jeans? 3. What kind of cloth did they use for the miners' jean? 4. Why are jeans popular everywhere? 5. Do old people like jeans? Why or why not? *Your answers: Part A: 1 2 3 4 5 Part B: 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . Question VIII. Fill in each of the blanks with one suitable word from the box (1.0 pt) Fun and games Improve, attention, surprise, difference, between, makes, pastime, action, as soon as, forms, right, become, develops, looks, change Do you think computer are just for kids? Then you should think again. You might (1) _______ to learn that the game industry now (2) _______ more money than Hollywood. (3)_______ a family buy a new personal computer, what they really want to do is to play games. It is hardly surprising that video gaming has(4)_______ one of the most popular (5)_______ of entertainment today. A good game is like a good film, it will hold your (6)_______ , capture your imagination and play with your emotions. The big (7)_______, however, is that watching a movie is a passive (8)_______. You can't say how the plot (9)_______ or which characters dominate the story. With computer games, you direct the (10)_______ and that is what makes them so exciting. Part IV: Writing Question IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (1.0 pt) 1. It's a pity your friend doesn't attend this English course. ⇒ I wish . 2. "Does your brother live in Ho Chi Minh city now, Hung?", Nam asked. ⇒ John asked 3. Many women are taking important positions in the society. ⇒ Important matches 4 4. Although it rained heavily, we went to Nga's birthday party. ⇒ In spite of 5. Their wedding was held in a very lovely hotel. ⇒ The hotel . 6. I usually walked to school when I was in the primary school. ⇒ I used to . 7. The suitcase was so heavy that the man can't lift it. ⇒ The suitcase was too 8. Whose are these books and notebooks? ⇒ Who do 9. My career as a teacher began 10 years ago. ⇒ I have been 10. Walking in the rain gives my brother pleasure. ⇒ My brother enjoys Question X. Essay: " Television is informative, but consuming" (1.5 pts) Do you agree or disagree? Write a passage of about 150 words to express your own opinion. *Your answer: 5 The end 6 . C. home D. hope 2. A. learned B. planted C. owned D. pleased 3. A. think B. thank C. thicken D. those 4. A. hammer B. character C. chance D. mango 5. A forms, right, become, develops, looks, change Do you think computer are just for kids? Then you should think again. You might (1) _______ to learn that the