english test 15 Thêi gian: 150 phót ( Kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò ) Question 1: Complete the letter by using verbs from the list in a suitable tense. Use each verb once only. be become change come decide not do go have live move stay stop tell wait not write Dear Fiona, I’m sorry I .1 . to you for so long, but I .2 . very busy lately. All last month I .3 . exams, and I .4 . anything else but study for ages. Anyway, I .5 . studying how, and I .6 . for my exam results. As you can see from the letter, I .7 . my address and .8 . in Croydon now. I .9 . that I wanted a change from central London because it .10 . so expensive. A friend of mine .11 . me about this flat, and I .12 . here about two months ago. When you .13 . to London this Summer, please visit me. I .14 . here until the middle of August. Then I .15 . on holiday to Scotland. Please write soon, Helen. Question 2 : Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word in capital letters. 1. Convenience a- I’m afraid it won’t be for me to see you tomorrow. b- The house is . situated near the center of town. c- This is very . ! Can’t you practice your violin somewhere else ? 2. Critic a- Why everybody . him all the time ? b- After so much . he felt he had to resign. c- They were very . of his efforts to improve services. 3. decide a- They are going to announce their tomorrow. b. He’s so ! He just can’t make up his mind ! 4. decorate a- The . said he would charge me $ 1,000 a room. b- During the festival . were hanging from every tree. Question 3: Choose the correct answer to fill in the blanks. 1. Most English men live in the cities are centered. a. trade and manufacturing b. in which there are trade and manufacturing c. where there are trade and manufacturing d. where trade and manufacturing 2. . means having both body and mind in good working order, free from disease and pain. a. Being in good health b. To be in good health is c. In order to be in good health d. We are in good health 3. Food, fuel, housing and medical care, the basic necessities of life are the areas have been hardest hit by rising prices. a. that Americans b. where Americans c. which Americans d. there Americans 4. One of the reasons the world’s telephone service is so poor is that there are too many varieties of equipment working together. a. that much of b. why much of c. that causes much of d. by which much of 5. Most of mechanical weapons were invented by Archimedes . as a mathematician and scientist. a. we usually think him b. who(m) we usually think to be c. Who (m) we usually think of d. we usually think of him Question 4: Fill in each blank with one suitable word. Henry bought some presents and came .1 . of the shop. Although the sun had clouded .2 ., he didn’t feel .3 . hurrying. There .4 . all the time he needed to do what he .5 . . He only regretted .6 . it was not quite warm .7 . to sit down at one of those little tables .8 . the pavement (vØa hÌ) and take a cup of coffee. It would remind him .9 . his first trip abroad . 10 . the delight he had taken in such everyday differences as the drinking of coffee .11 . the open air. He wanted to experience all these simple pleasures .12 . . As he walked along the quiet London street and turned into avenue in .13 . he lived, he felt .14 . glad that he almost shouted aloud .15 . joy. Question 5: Fill in each blank with one correct preposition. 1. Hamid works . a restaurant . Oxford. 2. We live number 32 Redland Road now. 3. We had a wonderful week Madrid. 4. The accident happened because the driver didn’t stop the traffic lights. Question 6: Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning. 1. I’d prefer you not to wear jeans to the office. I’d rather 2. We won’t get there on time without taking a taxi. Unless . 3. “I wouldn’t go swimming on a day like this, if I were you, Tom.” Brian advised 4. Mike enjoys playing tennis more than I do. I don’t 5. If you walk slowly, it takes longer to get there. The more . 6. “When are you leaving for Rome, Maria?” asked Diana. Diana asked Maria . 7. “Don’t forget to buy some bread, Mum,” said Pauline. Pauline reminded . 8. “It’s not true, I didn’t make any long-distance calls,” said Sue. Sue denied . 9. My parents let me go abroad alone for the first time last year. I was . 10. I’m certainly not going to give you any more money. I have no . . english test 15 Thêi gian: 150 phót ( Kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò ) Question 1: Complete the letter. Summer, please visit me. I .14 . here until the middle of August. Then I .15. on holiday to Scotland. Please write soon, Helen. Question 2 : Complete