Trial gifted test -Nov 03(G9)

GIFTED STUDENT EXAMINATION I. MULTIPLE CHOICE : Choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the blank spaces: 1. Milk bottles can be reused after _____________________. A. cleaned B.cleaning C. be cleaned D. being cleaned 2. It was raining heavily __________________we arrived home. A. while B. until C. because D. when 3. She asked me ____________________I liked eating chocolates. A. if B. and C. that D. but 4. You look _____________________than last year. A. much tall B. more tall C. much taller D. more taller 5. What ____________________advice she gave us ! A. so good B. such good C. a good D. good 6. My dog as well as my cat ____________________twice a day. A. eat B. eats C. has eaten D. have eaten 7. When I came into the class, I realized I knew ______________________. A. them all B. all them C. they all D. all of they 8. Do it right now, ___________________ ? A. do you B. aren’t you C. will you D. don’t you 9. We ____________________for her for ten minutes. A. wait B. waited C. are waiting D. have been waiting 10. His father is not interested in tennis and ____________________. A. he doesn’t, either B. so doesn’t he C. neither does he D. neither is he 11. The little girl wasted half an hour ___________________for her picture book. A. look B. looking C. to look D. looked 12. ____________________does it take you to do the washing ? A. How fast B. What time C. How long D. How often 13. Your hair is long. Are you going to _____________________ ? A. have it cut B. have cut it C. be cutting it D. have it cutting 14. Would you like tea or coffee? – I ____________________drink tea than coffee. A. would like B. would prefer C. would rather D. would wish 15. It is high time you ______________________more attentive in class. A. are B. were C. must be D. have been II. PREPOSITION: Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition: 1. It’s very difficult to find work _____________________the moment. 1. This service is free _____________________charge. 2. In many ways you take _____________________your mother. 3. This computer is still _____________________guarantee. 4. Money is not essential _____________________happiness. 5. She is ______________________far the best teacher I have ever had. 6. Parents are naturally anxious ______________________their children. 7. I’m sure you will succeed ______________________this entrance test. 8. We try to prevent people _____________________littering. 10. I’m going to complain to the principal __________________this. III. ERROR IDENTIFICATION: Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting: 1. Would you like me helping you with your homework ? A B C D 2. Meat must keep in a refrigerator or it will spoil. A B C D 3. There is a cat sitting in the middle to the road. A B C D 4. Tom is always forget his keys and that really annoys me. A B C D 5. She spends her free time to visit galleries and museums. A B C D 6. Our teacher told that the sun always rises in the east. A B C D 7. She had the gardener to plant some trees. A B C D 8. Come up to my place and we will discuss it. A B C D 9. He has repeated urged the government to do something about this. A B C D 10. I have to fetch the kids at school at 4 o’clock. A B C D IV. Choose the best option to fill in each of the blanks to make a meaningful passage: (10pts) Computers(1)______________ an important part in our life nowadays. It’s (2)____________ to carry on our work without computers. For example, (3)____________ are necessary in a university library. All the (4)_____________ normally found in a library is now (5)_____________ in computers. This is very (6)______________ for students because they can (7)______________ messages and receive information (8)______________ having to leave their computers. Access (9)______________ a computer has now (10)_____________ students’ need. 1. A. do B. make C. have D. play 2. A. easy B. difficult C. exciting D. important 3. A. books B. things C. computers D. messages 4. A. information B. work C. life D. event 5. A. kept B. stored C. put D. made 6. A. difficult B. comfortable C. suitable D. convenient 7. A. receive B. send C. give D. write 8. A. and B. but C. without D. not 9. A. to B. in C. of D. with 10. A. became B. becomes C. becoming D. become V. Rewrite the sentences so that they mean almost the same as those printed before them: 1. She speaks English well. She is a __________________________________________________________ 2. I haven’t seen them for a long time. It’s ______________________________________________________________ 3. Mai is better at English than Lan. Lan doesn’t _______________________________________________________ 4. Why don’t you ask her yourself ? I suggest _________________________________________________________ 5. We left quietly so that we wouldn’t disturb the children. So as_____________________________________________________________ 6. What a pity I don’t have a laptop. I wish ___________________________________________________________ 7. You shouldn’t touch that switch. If I ______________________________________________________________ 8. The furniture was too old to keep. It was ____________________________________________________________ 9. People say football is the best game to play. Football __________________________________________________________ 10. “Can you do me a favor ?” she said to me. She ______________________________________________________________ Ѹp ¸n ®Ò thi sè 1 I. MULTIPLE CHOICE : 1. D.being cleaned 11. B. looking 2. D. when 12. C. How long 3. A. if 13. A. have it cut 4. C. much taller 14. C. would rather 5. D. good 15. B. were 6. B. eats 7. A. them all 8. C. will you 9. D. have been waiting 10. D. neither is he II. PREPOSITION (10pts) 1. at 6. by 2. of 7. for 3. after 8. in 4. under 9. from 5. to 10. about III. ERROR IDENTIFICATION (10pts) 1. C (to help) 6. A (said) 2. A (be kept) 7. C (plant) 3. D (of) 8. A (over) 4. B (forgetting) 9. A (repeatedly) 5. C (visiting) 10. C (from) IV. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (10pts) 1. D. play 6. D. convenient 2. B. difficult 7. B. send 3. C. computers 8. C. without 4. A. information 9. A. to 5. B. stored 10. D. become V. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20pts) 1. He is a good speaker of English. 2. It’s a long time since I saw them. 3. Lan doesn’t study English as/so well as Mai. 2. I suggest that you should ask her yourself. 3. So as not to disturb the children, we left quietly. 4. I wish I had a laptop. 5. If I were you, I wouldn’t touch that switch. 6. It was such old furniture that we couldn’t keep it. 7. Football is said to be the best game to play. 10. She asked/told me to do her a favor. . GIFTED STUDENT EXAMINATION I. MULTIPLE CHOICE : Choose the word or phrase that. children. 7. I’m sure you will succeed ______________________this entrance test. 8. We try to prevent people _____________________littering. 10. I’m going