TEST 1 (05-06) Q1: Choose the best answer to complete the sentences: 1. This is the first time Hoa ___________ met Tim’s family. (has / had / has been) 2. How about ___________ to Thai Binh Market? (to go / going / go) 3. Would you mind___________ your car? (to move / move / moving) 4. The Le family ___________ when the mailman came. (was sleeping / is sleeping / has sleeping) 5. The teacher___________ at home at 8 o’clock yesterday evening. (Is having / was / has had ) 6. Christmas songs ___________ for people eight hundred years ago.( performed / are performed /were performed) 7. Nhi asked Nga ______________ My Son.(if she knows / if she knew / whether she knows) 8. A new university without a library _______________ in the USA. ( has recently opened / have recently opened / recently opened) Q2: Supply the correct tense / form of the verbs in the brackets: 1. Early this morning, Mr. Robinson decided (go) for a run. 2. Nam and his brother (not go) to school by bicycle everyday. 3. You (finish) your homework yet, Ba? -Yes, I have 4. What did you do yesterday evening? - I (stay) at home with my parents. Your answers: 1__________________ 2____________________ 3___________________ 4__________________ Q3: Complete the passage with the words in the box: Completely – visiting – to – go – staying – along – because – gather Nhi and her parents are …….(1)…… Hoi An and My Son. They are …… (2) …… at a hotel near Cua Dai. Early this morning, Nhi decided to …… (3) ……… for a run. She left the hotel and started to jog in the direction of Cua Dai beach. She thought she might go ……… (4) …… the beach for 20 minutes, before heading for the hotel. Unfortunately, after 10 minutes, dark clouds began to …… (5) ……… and it started to rain. Nhi tried …….(6)……. Reach a shelter, but within a few seconds she was …… (7) …… wet. So she decided to continue her run ……(8) ……. She couldn’t get wetter! Q4: Rewrite the sentences in such a way that it has similar meaning to the original sentence: Every year many people in the world learn English. Some of them are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Most people learn English at school, others learn in evening classes. Some people learn English by themselves or just by hearing the language from television or radio. Most people must work hard to learn English. Why do these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer this question. Young children learn English because it is one of their school objects. Teenagers learn English for their higher studies at colleges or universities. Many adults learn English because it is useful for their jobs. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English. Questions: 1. Do many people in the world learn English? _________________________________________________________ 2. Why do children learn English? _________________________________________________________ 3. Do many adults learn English because it is one of their school subjects? _________________________________________________________ 4. What do other people want to learn English for? __________________________________________________________ Q5: Rewrite the sentences in such a way that it has similar meaning to the original sentence: 1. HE was given a bicycle for his birthday. => A bicycle _________________________________________ 2. “How do you go to school?” => The women asked ______________________________________________ 3. The hall was so crowded that we couldn’t get in. => ______________________________________________ 4. It is dangerous to walk home late in the evening. => ____________________________________________ THE END TEST 2 (06-07) Q1: Fill in each gap with one word or phrase given in brackets to complete each sentences: 1. We______________ dinner when the phone rang. (are having / had / were having) 2. She asked me if I ______________ Pop music. ( like / will like / liked) 3. “I ______________ it 5 years ago.” (have seen / saw / was seeing) 4. It’s too cold outside. Would you mind _______________ the window? ( to close / closed / closing) 5. She hasn’t finished the letter _____________ . (already / just / yet) 6. The boy ________________ next to Hoax is a newcomer. (sit / sits / sitting ) Q2: Complete the sentences, using the correct tense / form of the verbs in brackets. 1. Mr. Green always goes to work by bus, but yesterday he (go) to work by motorbike. 2. They often (thank) for what I do for them. 3. John (do) his homework already. 4. Sometimes, I (get) up before the sun (rise). Your answers: 1__________________ ; 2____________________ ; 3________________ ; 4 __________________ Q3: Fill in each blank with one of the words in the box: Viet Nam – America – Golden – place – clue – right – game – was Hoax, Nga and her cousin Nhi were bored, so Nga suggested that they play a …….(1) …… called 20 Questions. She explained the rules and then the girls started to play. Nga thought of a …… (2) ……… .and she gave the others a ……(3) …… by saying that it wasn’t in …….(4) …… Nhi found out the place was in …… (5) ……… . Hoax thought it was the … (6)……… Gate Bridge, but that is in San Francisco. Nhi was …….(7)………. When she said it … (8) ………. the Statue of Liberty. Your answers: 1______________ ; 2_______________ ; 3________________ ; 4___________________ 5______________ ; 6________________ ; 7_________________ ; 8___________________ Q4: Read the passage then answer the questions: Ha Long Bay of the Descending Dragon – is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists. One of the attractions of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water with Limestone Mountains. The bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer. Upon arriving in Ha Long City, visitors can go along Chay Beach. From the beach, they can hire a boat and go out to the Bay. It is heard that the visitors can find some of Southeast Asia’s most beautiful caves at Ha Long. It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid wooden Stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1288. Questions: 1. Is Ha Long popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists? _________________________________________________________________________ 2. What is one of the attractions of Ha Long? ____________________________________________________________________________ 3. What is the Bay’s water like? ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. What can visitors do when they arrive in Ha Long City? ___________________________________________________________________________ 5. Which is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long? ____________________________________________________________________________ Q5: Complete the second sentences so that it has the same meaning to the first. 1. He said: “I am a plumber.” => He said he _____________________________________________________ 2. The teacher explains the lesson. => The lesson __________________________________________________ 3. Is it all right if I take some photographs? => Would you mind _____________________________________ THE END TEST 3 (07-08) Q1: Choose the best answer to complete the sentences: 1. They have lived in Ha Noi………………… 10 years. (about / in / since / for) 2. What makes the new university different ………………… others? (before / about / from / with) 3. Sydney Opera House ……………… in 1973. (was completed / completed / is completed / completes) 4. The students ………………… chess are Hoax and Nga. (play / playing / played / are playing) 5. I’ll show …………………. to work with that machine. (which / where / what / how) 6. When I was a little girl, I used to ………………. My father’s advice. (listen / listening / listen to / listened) 7. It’s too cold outside. Would you mind …………… the window? (close / closing / close / to close) 8. It is ………………… to find an expensive hotel in this town. ( difficult / difficultly / difficulty / differ) Q2: Supply the correct from / tense of the verbs in brackets: 1. You should know how (use) the computers. 2. We (start ) learning English when we were ten. 3. My friend (not do) his homework yet. 4. It (rain) when the plane got to Ha Noi. Your answers: 1._________________ 2 ___________________ 3 ___________________ 4 __________________ Q3: Read the passage and answer the questions below: THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA In China, there is a wall that is 1,500 miles long. It is called the Great Wall of China. It winds uphill and down, through valleys and mountains. It was made by hand. The Great Wall of China was built from 246 – 209 BC. The people of China made it to keep out their enemies. There are watch towers all along the way. The Wall is made of Brick and earth. It is high and wide on top. People can walk along the top as it were a road. No other defense line has ever been made as long as the Great Wall of China. Questions: 1. How long is the Great Wall? 2. How was it made? 3. What is it made of? 4. What was it built for? Q4: Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word in the box: Over – changed – have – with – useful – been – quickly – save Computers are now very …… (1) …… and important for people all ………(2) ……… the world. Computers have …… (3) ……… in widely use in Viet Nam nowadays and they have completely ……. (4) …… the face of Viet Nam. Computers ……. (5) …… contributed greatly to the modernization of Viet Nam. With the help of computers, we can communicate …… (6) …… the other people thousands of kilometers away in a second. We can know the information on medicines, science and technology very …… (7) ………. .Computers are wonderful. They can help us ………(8) …… time. Your answers: 1 ________________ ; 2 __________________ ; 3 __________________ ; 4 __________________ 5 ________________ ; 6 __________________ ; 7 __________________ ; 8 __________________ Q5: Write the completed sentences, using the following sets: 1. An English dictionary / buy / last week / by Phong. ___________________________________________________ 2. Hoax / ask / Nga / many people / live / My Son. ________________________________________________________ 3. I / always / get / early / morning / in order / go / school / time. ___________________________________________________________ 4. People / have / receive / information / internet recently. _______________________________________________________________ THE END . learn English? It is difficult to answer this question. Young children learn English because it is one of their school objects. Teenagers learn English. adults learn English because it is useful for their jobs. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English. Questions: