Onthionline.net TEST TIME: 60 MINUTES TOTAL: 100 POINTS I Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets to complete the following passage (20pts) A Mrs Quyen (be) ……………… a short story writer She (write) ………………several books of short stories, and she (win) ……………… several rewards for her books A few years ago, she (receive) ……………… the prize for the most promising author of the year At the moment, she (write) ……………… a detective story B Linh (live) ……………… in Ha Noi, but her brother Minh (live) ……………… in Hai Phong He (arrive) ……………… yesterday to visit her She (love) ……………… her brother and is happy to be with him Tomorrow she (take) ……………… hime to some interesting places in Ha Noi II Each sentence below contains an error Underline it and write the correct answer in the space provided (10 pts) E.g: He not went camping with his friends last Sunday Correction: didn’t go If the weather will be fine tomorrow, we’ll go to the beach I asked Lan whether was she free the following afternoon We are flying to Paris, where the capital city of France Trung wishes that he can have a chance to go to Singapore to meet his pen pal The children laughed happy when they played with the toys ……………………… ……………………… ……………………… ……………………… ……………………… III Read the passage Put a circle round the letter of the correct word or words to use in each blank Number (0) is given as an example (20pts) Last Monday William Murphy (0) …………… a wallet on a lonely street in Montreal He picked (1) …………… the wallet and found a ticket inside He noticed the (2) …………… on the ticket and immediately (3) …………… that it was the winning ticket in a big competition The prize (4) …………… million dollars! Murphy (5) …………… the huge prize, however He took the ticket back to (6) …………… owner, Laviqeur Yesterday, Laviqeur got the prize and at once (7) ……………Murphy a million dollars as a reward (8) …………… a competition before, “he told reporters” “Now I (9) …………… rich and I want (10) …………… honesty.” A sees A up A word A knows A is A not collect A its A give A I never have won A become 10 A reward B has seen B of B number B is knowing B are B not collected B his B gives B I have never won B becomes B to reward C saw C off C letter C known C was C did not collect C her C given C I have won never C became C rewarding D is seeing D from D phrase D knew D were D no collected D their D gave D Never I have won D have become D for rewarding Onthionline.net IV Fill in each bland with a correct article (a, an, the, 0) (20pts) If I met …………… alien, I’d talk to him I’d like …………… postcard which shows …………… glorious sunset They said that they were having …………… small party …………… next weekend It took us …………… hour and …………… half to clean …………… school yard There is …………… university and …………… two colleges in our city V Complete the sentences by filling in each blank with the correct form of the word in capitals (10pts) The worldwide …………… situation got worse in 1990s (ECONOMY) There are many good programs on TV for …………… (TEEN) They organized the festival to celebrate …………… from slavery (FREE) The car was so badly damaged in the accident that it was …………… (IDENTIFY) English is …………… used in many parts of the world (WIDE) VI Read the passage carefully Use the suggested words to make questions, then answer them (10pts) My first visit to the cinema was a very unhappy one I was taken there by some friends when I was seven years old At first there were bright lights and music and I felt quite happy When the lights went out, I felt afraid Then I saw a train on the screen The train was coming towards me I shouted out in fear and got down under my seat When my friends saw me, they started to laugh I felt ashamed and sat back in my seat I was very glad when the film ended Who/ take/ writer/ cinema? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… How old/ he/ then? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… He/ feel/ happy/ first? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… How/ he/ feel/ when/ lights/ go out? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… What/ he/ do/ when/ train/ come/ him? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… VII Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence (10 pts) I lived in Nha Trang once, but I don’t any more I used ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… I finished my work more quickly than Tam did Tam didn’t …………………………………………………………………………………………………… A guard is protecting the old castle The old castle ………………………………………………………………………………………………… Susan is overweight because she eats too much chocolate If Susan ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Why don’t you bring your brother to the party? Onthionline.net I suggest ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… The end ... in each blank with the correct form of the word in capitals (10pts) The worldwide …………… situation got worse in 199 0s (ECONOMY) There are many good programs on TV for …………… (TEEN) They organized... slavery (FREE) The car was so badly damaged in the accident that it was …………… (IDENTIFY) English is …………… used in many parts of the world (WIDE) VI Read the passage carefully Use the suggested words... When the lights went out, I felt afraid Then I saw a train on the screen The train was coming towards me I shouted out in fear and got down under my seat When my friends saw me, they started to