http://violet.vn/webtienganh/ TEST 1Unit 1: HOME LIFE I. PRONUNCIATION Choose the word whose main stress is put on a different syllable from that of the others in the group. 1. A. obedient B. confidence C. mischievous D. reference 2. A. close-knit B. supportive C. biologist D. generally Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in the group. 3. A. safe B. staff C. base D. bass 4. A. discussion B. revision C. attention D. admission 5. A. serves B. hopes C. likes D. writes II. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence. 6. I don't have my own room. I have to_______________________the bedroom with my elder brother. A. divide B. share C. separate D. live 7. In my company, the director deputy usually ______________________the responsibility for organizing meetings and conferences. A. makes B. gets C. takes D. becomes 8. Some candidates failed the oral examination because they didn't have enough A. confide B. confident C. confidence D. confidential 9. That_________________boy often plays tricks on his friends. A. well-behaved B. honest C. obedient D. mischievous 10. Most of the students are strongly ____________ of the school's approach. A. support B. supportive C. supported D. supporter 11. I'd like to see that football match because I ____________ one this year. A. haven't seen B. don't see C. weren't seeing D. didn't see 12. "What did you buy so much paint _____________________?" "I'm going to paint my room again." A. for B. about C. with D. by 13. We can't go along here because the road is ______ . A. been repaired B. being repaired C. repair D. repaired 14. After Freddie __________________his degree, he intends to work in his father's company. A. finishes B. will finish C. will have finished D. finished 15. If the bus to the airport ________ so late, we'd have caught the plane. A. weren't B. hadn't been C. haven't been D. wouldn't be 16. By the time I got to the dentist, the pain in my tooth ____________ stopped. A. was B. has C. had D. would 17. Lynn___________________French from a book. A. teach B. taught C. teach herself D. taught herself 18. This pen is no good. Please give me_____________________. A. one B. other one C. another one D. one another 19. Don't go too fast! I can't ________ up with you. A. go B. walk C. keep D. run 20. You were wrong ____________ her for something she didn't do. A. so as to criticize B. of criticizing C. that criticizing D. to criticize 1 http://violet.vn/webtienganh/ 21. They missed the ferry. It _______ by the time they reached the pier. A. had gone B. went C. would go D. has gone 22. Did the principal congratulate the school team__________________ the championship? A. about winning B. for winning C. to win D. on winning 23. Americans _________________to point at other people. A. consider rude it is B. consider it must rude C. consider it rude D. are consider rude 24. Where the Olympic Games will be held _______________________determined long in advance. A. are B. were C. is D. have 25. ____________ the weather would be fine! It's been raining all day! A. Even though B. If C. Unless D. If only 26. There was _________________work to do so she spent all her time reading novels. A. much B. a little C. a few D. little 27. I've got no idea where ____________. A. has she got that information B. did she get that information C. she got that information D. that information has she got 28. The escaped prisoner is believed ____________ on an island. A. being lived B. to be living C. having lived D. that living 29. My sister has been a newsreader on TV _______________________she finished university. A. as B. for C. when D. since 30. Have you heard the good news? ______________________. A. Carol in March had a baby B. In March, Carol had a baby C. Carol had in March a baby D. In March had Carol a baby 31. Although the driver slammed on his brakes, ____________ . A. he was able to avoid hitting the small dog B. the small dog was not hit by the car C. he could run over the small dog D. he couldn't avoid hitting the small dog 32. Your son is too obsessed with the computer games. It's time he______________________playing them. A. gave up B. gives up C. must give up D. should give up 33. This is the second time ____________ A. you are losing your door key B. you've lost your door key C. you were losing your door key D. your door key was lost by you 34. This car is__________________, if you're interested in buying it. A. for sale B. in sale C. at sale D. to sell 35. We all went to the beach Bill's car. A. on B. in C. at D. by III. Choose the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected. 36. All of the homework given by our teachers are useful to every student. 37. When Helen was a child, she has worked in a factory for more than three years. 38. The tourist guide only has a twenty-dollar bill with her when she landed at the airport. 39. After Mrs. Wang had returned to her house from work, she was cooking dinner. 40. Elizabeth I has reigned as Queen of England from 1558 to 1603. IV. Choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best completes the unfinished statement (or best answers the question) about each passage. John Fisher, a builder, and his wife Elizabeth wanted more living space, so they left their small flat for an old 40-metre-high castle tower. They have spent five years turning it into a beautiful home with six floors, winning three architectural prizes. ‘I love the space, and being private,' Elizabeth says. 'You feel separated from the world. If I'm in the kitchen, which is 25 metres above the ground floor, and the doorbell rings, I don't have to answer it because visitors can't see I'm in!' 2 http://violet.vn/webtienganh/ 'There are 142 steps to the top, so I go up and down five or six times a day, it's very good exercise! But having to carry heavy things to the top is terrible, so I never buy two bags of shopping from the supermarket at a time. Apart from that, it's a brilliant place to live.' 'When we first saw the place, I asked my father's advice about buying it, because we couldn't decide. After paying for it, we were a bit worried because it looked awful. But we really loved it, and knew how we wanted it to look.' 'Living here can be difficult - yesterday I climbed a four-metre ladder to clean the windows. But when you stand on the roof you can see all the way out to sea on a clear day, and that's a wonderful experience. I'm really glad we moved.' 41. What is the writer trying to do in the text? A. Describe how to turn an old tower into a house. B. Recommend a particular builder C. Describe what it is like to live in a tower D. Explain how to win prizes for building work 42. From this text, a reader can find out A. Why visitors are not welcome at John and Elizabeth's house. B. Why Elizabeth exercises every day. C. Why Elizabeth asked her father to buy the tower. D. Why John and Elizabeth left the flat. 43. Which of the following best describes Elizabeth's feelings about the tower? A. She wanted it as soon as she saw it. B. She likes most things about it. C. She has been worried since they paid for it. D. She finds it unsuitable to live in. 44. What problem does Elizabeth have with living in such a tall building? A. Her visitors find it difficult to see if she is at home. B. She feels separated from other people. C. She cannot bring home lots of shopping at once. D. It is impossible to clean any of the windows. 45. They were rather worried after paying for the castle because A. they really couldn't afford it. B. it was about to collapse. C. it looked terrible at first. D. they were unable to take care of such a large house. V. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best {its each space in the following passage. To many people, their friends are the most important in their life. Really good friends always (46)_____________joys and sorrows with you and never turn their backs on you. Your best friend may be someone you have known all your life or someone you have grown (47) with. There are all sorts of things that can (48)____________about this special relationship. It may be the result of enjoying the same activities and sharing experiences. Most of us have met someone that we have immediately felt relaxed with as if we had known them for ages. However, it really takes you years to get to know someone well (49)______to consider your best friend. To the majority of us, this is someone we trust completely and (50)_____understands us better than anyone else. It's the person you can tell him or her your most intimate secrets. 46. A. have B. share C. give D. spend 47. A. up B. through C. on D. in 48. A. provide B. bring C. cause D. result 49. A. such B. too C. enough D. so 50. A. whose B. whom C. which D. who 3 . TEST 1 Unit 1: HOME LIFE I. PRONUNCIATION Choose the word whose main stress is put on a different syllable from that of the others in the group. 1. A mischievous 10 . Most of the students are strongly ____________ of the school's approach. A. support B. supportive C. supported D. supporter 11 . I'd