Sample test1-10

Sample test1 After each sentence, there are four sentences marked A, B, C, and D. choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one by circling the corresponding letter. 1. there will be a shortage of water unless it rains. A. if it doesn’t rain, there will be a shortage of water. (R) B. There will be a shortage of water if it rains. C. There will be a shortage of water if it won’t rains. D. If it doesn’t rain, there would be a shortage of water. 2. “How old is your little girl?”, said the doctor to Mrs. Brown. A. the doctor asked Mrs. Brown how old is her little girl. B. The doctor asked Mrs. Brown how old her little girl was. (R) C. The doctor asked Mrs. Brown how old was her little girl. D. The doctor asked Mrs. Brown how old her little girl is. 3. “What’s your job?”, said the doctor to Mr. Thomas. A. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what was his job. B. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what his job is. C. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what his job was. (R) D. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what is his job. 4. “Where does Mai live?” he asked. A. He asked me where Mai lives. B. He asked me where does Mai live. C. He asked me where Mai lived.(R) D. He asked me where did Mai lives. 5. People say that prevention is better than cure. A. Prevention said to be better than cure. B. Prevention is said better than cure. C. Prevention is said to be better than cure. (R) D. Prevention is to be better than cure. 6. Bill didn’t go to school because of his illness. A. Because of Bill was ill, he didn’t go to school. B. Because Bill is ill, he doesn’t go to school. C. Because Bill was ill, he didn’t go to school. (R) D. Bill didn’t go to school because he is ill. 7. They went out in spite of the heavy rain. A. Although it rains heavily, they went out. B. Although it rained heavily, they went out. (R) C. Although it rained heavy, they went out. D. Although it rain heavily, they went out. 8. We will miss the train if we don’t hurry up. A. We won’t miss the train unless we hurry. B. We won’t miss the train if we hurry up. C. We will miss the train unless we don’t hurry. D. We will miss the train unless we hurry up. (R) 9. I’ll let you borrow the book but you must promise to return it next week. A. if you promise to return the book, I let you borrow it. B. If you promise to return the book, I’ll let you borrow it. C. If you promise to return the book next week, I’ll let you borrow it. (R) D. If you promise to return the book next week, I won’t let you borrow it. 10. Lan doesn’t have enough time to make her wedding cake. A. If Lan had more time, she would make her wedding cake. (R) B. If Lan had more time, she will make her wedding cake. C. If Lan had more time, she would have made her wedding cake. D. If Lan had more time, she would made her wedding cake. 11. I want to buy him a T-shirt on his birthday but I haven’t got any money. A. I’d buy him a T-shirt on his birthday if I had some money. (R) B. I’d buy him a T-shirt on his birthday if I had few money. C. I’d buy him a T-shirt on his birthday if I have some money. D. I’d buy him a T-shirt on his birthday if I have few money. 12. Shall we go for a walk? A. What about go for a walk? B. What about going for a walk? (R) C. What about going for walk? D. What about going a walk? 13. He thinks learning English is easy. A. He thinks it is not easy to learn English. B. He thinks it is easy to learn English. (R) C. He thinks it is not easy learning English. D. He thinks it is easy learn English. 14. Whose does this bicycle belong to? A. Whose bicycle it belongs to? B. Whose bicycle does it belong? C. Whose bicycle is this? (R) D. Whose bicycle it is? 15. His parents advised him to study hard for his exams. A. He was advised to study hard for his exams. (R) B. He was advised study hard for his exams. C. He was advised to study hard his exams. D. He is advised to study hard for his exams. 16. They have just stolen his car. A. His car have just been stolen. B. His car has just stolen. C. His car has just stolen. D. His car has just been stolen. (R) 17. The car is too expensive for him to buy. A. He is not rich enough to buy a car. B. He is not rich enough to buy the car. (R) C. He is not rich enough to buy car. D. He is poor enough to buy the car. 18. Could you please open the window? A. Would you mind open the window? A. Would you mind to open the window? B. Would you mind opens the window? C. Would you mind opening the window? (R) 19. He drives more carelessly than he used to. A. He doesn’t drive as carefully as he used to.(R) B. He doesn’t drive carefully than he used to. C. He doesn’t drive as carefully than he used to. D. He doesn’t drive carefully as he does. 20. The last time I saw Rose was three years ago. A. I haven’t seen Rose for three years. B. I haven’t seen Rose three years ago. C. I haven’t seen Rose since three years. D. I have seen Rose for three years. 21. No one in the class is taller than Dave. A. Dave is the tallest student in this class. B. Dave is taller student in this class. C. Dave is the taller student in this class. D. Dave is tallest student in this class. 22. Jane can swim further than I can. A. I can’t swim as far as Jane. (R) B. I can swim as far as Jane. C. Jane can’t swim as far as I can D. Jane can swim as far as I can 23. That factory is producing more and more pollution. A. More and more pollution are being produced by that factory. B. More and more pollution is produced by that factory. C. More and more pollution is being produced by that factory. (R) D. More and more pollution are produced by that factory. 24. They’ve translated Nguyen Du’s novel “Kieu” into several languages. A. Nguyen Du’s novel “Kieu” has been translated into several languages. (r) B. Nguyen Du’s novel “Kieu” has translated into several languages. C. Nguyen Du’s novel “Kieu” had translated into several languages. D. Nguyen Du’s novel “Kieu” had been translated into several languages. 25. They sold computers commercially for the first time in the 1950s. A. Computers are sold commercially for the first time in the 1950s. B. Computers were sold commercially for the first time in the 1950s.(R) C. Computers have been sold commercially for the first time in the 1950s. D. Computers was sold commercially for the first time in the 1950s. 26. They are going to celebrate their 25 th wedding anniversary in Hue. A. Their 25 th wedding anniversary are going to celebrate in Hue. B. Their 25 th wedding anniversary is going to be celebrated in Hue. (R) C. Their 25 th wedding anniversary are going to be celebrating in Hue. D. Their 25 th wedding anniversary is going to be celebrate in Hue. 27. The fight to Washington lasted more than three hours. A. It takes more than three hours to fly to Washington. B. It took more than three hours fly to Washington. C. It took more than three hours to fly to Washington.(R) D. It took three hours to fight to Washington. 28. I received a letter this morning. It really upset me. A. I received a letter this morning really upset me. B. I received a letter this morning which really upset me. (R) C. I received a letter this morning in which really upset me. D. I received a letter this morning of which really upset me. 29. It was a great summer. I will never forget that summer. A. It was a great summer that I’ll never forget. (R) B. It was a great summer I’ll never forget that. C. It was a great summer of which I’ll never forget. D. It was a great summer of that I’ll never forget. 30. Hong is going to tell us about the terrible storm. She is from Vinh city. A. Hong, who is from Vinh city, is going to tell us about a terrible storm.(R) B. Hong, whom is from Vinh city, is going to tell us about a terrible storm. C. Hong who is from Vinh city, is going to tell us about a terrible storm. D. Hong, that is from Vinh city, is going to tell us about a terrible storm. 31. People’s carelessness can cause forest fires. They are dangerous. A. People’s carelessness can cause forest fires are dangerous. B. People’s carelessness can cause forest fires which is dangerous. C. People’s carelessness can cause forest fires that is dangerous. D. People’s carelessness can cause forest fires which are dangerous. (R) 32. Etna is an active volcano. The volcano is on the island of Sicily. A. Etna, which is on the island of Sicily, is an active volcano. (R) B. Etna which is on the island of Sicily, is an active volcano. C. Etna, which is on the island of Sicily is an active volcano. D. Etna, which is on the island of Sicily, is active volcano. 33. It’s a pity. I can’t play chess. A. I wish I can play chess. B. I wish I could played chess. C. I wish I could play chess. D. I wish I play chess. 34. When I was in town, I met your sitter. She was shopping for clothes. A. When I was in town, I met your sitter, who was shopping for clothes. (R) B. When I was in town, I met your sitter who was shopping for clothes. C. When I was in town I met your sitter, who was shopping for clothes. D. When I was in town, I met your sitter, that was shopping for clothes. 35. This case is full of books, I carried it all the way from the station. A. This case is full of books which I carried it all the way from the station. B. This case, which I carried it all the way from the station, is full of books.(R) C. This case, that I carried it all the way from the station, is full of books. D. This case is full of books, that I carried it all the way from the station. 36. The early morning is the best time. I work best then. A. The early morning is the time, when I work best. B. The early morning is the time when I work best. (R) C. The early morning is the time why I work best. D. The early morning is the time, why I work best. 37. This is a picture of the place. We are going there for our holiday. A. This is the picture of the place, where we’re going for our holiday. B. This is the picture of the place we’re going for our holiday. C. This is the picture of the place where we’re going for our holiday. D. This is the picture of the place where we’re going for our holiday. (R) 38. It was nice to see all his family. I have met most of them before. A. It was nice to see all his family, who I have met before. B. It was nice to see all his family who I have met before. C. It was nice to see all his family, most of whom, I have met before. (R) D. It was nice to see all his family most of who I have met before. 39. I don’t like the people. They are staying with the Browns. A. I don’t like the people who are staying with the Browns.(R) B. I don’t like the people which are staying with the Browns. C. I don’t like the people whose are staying with the Browns. D. I don’t like the people whom are staying with the Browns. 40. The house is for sale. I was born in it. A. The house in where I was born is for sale. B. The house that I was born is for sale. C. The house in which I was born is for sale.(R) D. The house where I was born is for sale. 41. Alexander Bell was a man. He invented the telephone. A. Alexander Bell was the man whose invent the telephone. B. Alexander Bell was the man who inventing the telephone. C. Alexander Bell was the man who invented the telephone. (R) D. Alexander Bell was the man that invented the telephone. 42. Is she the new television presenter? Everyone’s talking about her. A. Is she the new television presenter whose everyone is talking about? B. Is she the new television presenter everyone is talking about? (R) C. Is she the new television presenter which everyone is talking about? D. Is she the new television presenter of which everyone is talking about? 43. People often have very little money to spend on leisure. They have a lot of leisure time. A. People have a lot of leisure time often have very little money to spend on leisure. B. People who has a lot of leisure time often have very little money to spend on leisure. C. People whose have a lot of leisure time often have very little money to spend on leisure. D. People who have a lot of leisure time often have very little money to spend on leisure. 44. John is 15 years old. He can not get married. A. John is young enough to get married. B. John is too young to get married. (R) C. John is enough young to get married. D. John is young enough getting married. 45. He is going to have an operation. It could save his life. A. He is going to have an operation which could save his life. (R) B. He is going to have an operation which save his life. C. He is going to have an operation from which could save his life. D. He is going to have an operation saving his life. 46. The teacher talked to the boy. He broke the window. A. The teacher talked to the boy who broke the window. (R) B. The teacher talked to the boy whose broke the window. C. The teacher talked to the boy whom broke the window. D. The teacher talked to the boy which broke the window. 47. The Red Lion is a pub. We met in it for a drink. A. The Red Lion is a pub in where we met for a drink. B. The Red Lion is a pub in that we met for a drink. C. The Red Lion is a pub where we met for a drink. (R) D. The Red Lion is a pub at which we met for a drink. 48. Where is the lady? She ordered the fish. A. Where is the lady whose ordered the fish? B. Where is the lady who ordered the fish? C. Where is the lady who ordered the fish. D. Where is the lady whom ordered the fish? 49. He gave her a watch. It stopped two days later. A. He gave her a watch which stopped two days later. (R) B. He gave her a watch which had stopped two days later. C. He gave her a watch which has stopped two days later. D. He gave her a watch which stops two days later. 50. She bought those clothes from Marks & Spencer. They have good quality. A. She bought those clothes that have good quality from Marks & Spencer. (R) B. She bought those clothes by which have good quality from Marks & Spencer. C. She bought those clothes whose have good quality from Marks & Spencer. D. She bought those clothes with what have good quality from Marks & Spencer. 51. I broke his vase. He got angry with me. A. He got angry with me unless I broke his vase. B. He got angry with me although I broke his vase. C. He got angry with me because I broke his vase. (R) D. He got angry with me otherwise I broke his vase. 52. I go to parties. I’m often the centre of attention. A. I go to the parties when I’m in the centre of attention. B. I am often the centre of attention because I go to the parties. C. I go to the parties whenever I’m in the centre of attention. (R) D. I am often the centre of attention when I go to the parties. 53. A climber’s heart stopped beating in a snowstorm. He was rescued by French doctors. A. A climber whose heart had stopped beating in a snowstorm was rescued by French doctors. B. A climber whose heart stops beating in a snowstorm was rescued by French doctors. C. A climber whose heart has stopped beating in a snowstorm was rescued by French doctors. D. A climber whose heart had been stopping beating in a snowstorm was rescued by French doctors 54. If we continue to kill whales, ______. a. the ecology will become unbalanced R b. the ecology would become unbalanced c. the ecology become unbalanced d. the ecology became unbalanced 55. people will respect and try to protect the environment ______. a. if they are aware of importance of the environment. b. if they are aware of the important of the environment. c. if they are aware of the important of environment. d. if they are aware of the importance of the environment. R Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest. 1. a. bloodR b. noon c. tool d. spoon 2. a. cow b. power c. town d. slowR 3. a. unity b. university c. umbrella R d. unit 4. a. feat b. seat c. beat d. great R 5. a. watching b. machineR c. kitchen d. matches 6. a. picture b. written c. hidingR d. ribbon 7. a. hear b. fear c. pear R d. ear 8. a. smiled R b. worked c. picked d. jumped 9. a. flour b. pourR c. hour d. sour 10. a. farming b. harmful c. charityR d. garden 11. a. gym R b. game c. gone d. gather 12. a. garment b. hardship c. carryR d. garlic 13. a. cheer b. chemistR c. check d. chat 14. a. fly b. sky c. spy d. puppy R 15. a. desert b. mention c. dense d. detectR 16. a. dinerR b. dinner c. discuss d. dimple 17. a. found b. mount c. doubt d. double R 18. a. mother R b. hobby c. modern d. horror 19. a. play b. plane c. plan R d. plate 20. a.dead R b. heat c. meat d. tease 21. a. stone b. noneR c. zone d. phone 22. a. sweat b. threat c. heat R d. thread 23. a. natural R b. native c. nation d. name 24. a. books b. beats c. maps d. lays R 25. a. show b. howR c. bow d. know 26. a. middleR b. mile c. kind d. dine Choose the word whose main stress is placed different from the others. 1. a. people b. afraidR c. money d. army 2. a. biologyR b. chemistry c. history d. mystery 3. a. humour b. cancer c. treatment d. diseaseR 4. a. yesterday b. applicant c. employmentR d. uniform 5. a. riverR b. result c. rewrite d. reuse 6. a. apply b. persuade c. reduce d. offerR 7. a. benefitR b. understand c. engineer d. underpaid 8. a. capacity b. particular c. altogetherR d. especially 9. a. mother b. money c. machineR d. many 10. a. daughterR b. decide c. provide d. enjoy 11. a. physicist b. president c. inventor R d. gardener 12. a. factory b. farmer c. fairy d. farewellR 13. a. finish b. pastime c. summer d. beginR 14. a. holiday b. certainty c. industry d. adventureR 15. a. increasing b. implying c. interesting R d. important 16. a. popular b. dangerous c. magazine R d. applicant 17. a. battle b. careerR c. engine d. rabies 18. a. people b. possessR c. purpose d. pepper 19. a. important b. comfortableR c. surprising d. extinction 20. a. carryR b. invent c. appoint d. become 21. a. sentence b. season c. successR d. saucer 22. a. quiet b. noisy c. inbornR d. hundred 23. a. destroy b. level R c. attract d. occur 24. a. responsible b. parliament R c. environment d. accompany 25. a. efficientR b. popular c. business d. beautiful 26. a. discover b. satisfyR c. abandon d. imagine 27. a. material b. expansion c. conclusion d. physical R 28. a. teacher b. singer c. ChineseR d. modern 29. a. humour b. cancer c. treatment d. disease R 30. a. activityR b. ordinary c. necessary d. temporary 31. a. material b. expansion c. conclusion d. physical R 32. a. alcohol b. comment c. chemical d. proceed R 33. a. ancestor R b. transistor c. equator d. equipment 34. a. reply b. appeal c. offer R d. support 35. a. decide b. combine c. apply d. happen R Choose one best option a, b, c, or d to complete each sentence. 1. I’m afraid I ____ come to your party. a. could b. am able c. can d. can’t R 2. I want to buy some potatoes. The first store I went to didn’t have any good one, but I ___ get some at the next place. a. could b. was able to R c. couldn’t d. can 3. It ____ a long time since I last saw you. a. is b. was c. will be d. has been R 4. why was she so unfriendly? ______ a reason. a. there is b. there must be c. there must have beenR d. there must have 5. there was hardly _____ on the beach. It was almost deserted. a. anyone R b. people c. nobody d. somebody 6. If _____ calls while I’m out, tell them I’ll be back at 11.30 a. somebody R b. any people c. nobody d. one 7. these shoes look quite smart but they’re terribly _____. a. comfort b. comfortable c. uncomfortableR d. comforting 8. Always read a label on a product, it can give you some useful ______. a. informing b. informationR c. informatic d. inform 9. When I have to wait a long time to be served, I started to feel ____. a. patient b. patience c. impatientR d. impatience 10. The thing I hate most about him is his ____. a. selfishnessR b. unselfish c. selfishness d. selfish 11. She is very____ when my mother died. a. sympatheticR b. sympathizec. sympathized d. sypathizing 12. it’s time the government ____ something about the problem. a. did R b. do c. to do d. should do 13. if we took the 10:30 train, ______. a. we would arrive too early R b. we should arrive too early c. we will arrive too early d. we may arrive too early 14. I wish I _____ a computer. a. had had b. had R c. will have d. have 15. It’s very crowded here, I wish there ____ so many people. a. aren’t b. weren’t R c. haven’t been d. isn’t 16. Napoleon ___ the West Indian island of Santo Domingo in 1801. a. attacked R b. is attackingc. has attacked d. attacking 17. there seems to be some ____ about what she actually said. a. confuse b. confusing c. confusable d. confusion R 18. Her ____ was finally rewarded when they agreed they had sent her the wrong bill. a. persist b. persisting c. impersistence d. persistence R 19. Women who are slimming can never enjoy a meal without being afraid of ___ their diet. a. organise b. disorganisingR c. to organise d. organising 20. ____ in Shanghai than in any other city in China. a. More people live R b. more people living c. it has more people d. more living people 21. I can’t find my umbrella, I _____ it in the restaurant last night. a. must have left R b. had left c. left d. might leave 22. I wish everything _____ so expensive. a. wouldn’t be R b. would be c. weren’t d. could be 23. the injured man couldn’t walk and had to _____. a. be carried R b. carry c. being carried d. be carrying 24. Mr. Miller hated _____. a. being kept waitingR b. to be waiting c. being waiting d. to wait 25. the prisoner ____ to have escaped by climbing over a wall. a. thought b. is thoughtRc. is think d. has thought 26. In England there is an old story about a man called Robin Hood. It’s said that he took many from ______ and gave it to the poor. a. rich peoples b. the richR c. rich person d. a rich people 27. we visited Canada and ____ United States. a. 0 b. a c. an d. the R 28. I don’t mind your _____ the phone as long as you pay for your calls. a. use b. to use c. using R d. used 29. on the slope of Long’s Peak in Colorado _____ the ruin of giant tree. a. that lies b. lies R c. where lies d. lie 30. A dolphin six ____ length can move as fast as most ship. a. foot in b. feet in R c. foot of d. feet of 31. Total weight of all the ants in the world is much greater than ____. a. to all human beings b. all human beings is that c. that of all human beings R d. is of all human being 32. It is the earth’s gravity that ____ people their weight. a. gives R b. give c. giving d. given 33. Generally speaking, people should have ____ as their desires will allow. a. much education b. as much education R c. education d. for education 34. Sleeping, resting and ____ are the best way to care for a cold. a. to drink fluids b. drank fluids c. one drink fluids d. drinking fluids R 35. Birds make nests in trees _____ hide their young in the leaves and branches. a. can where theyb. where they canR c. where can they d. where can 36. Children learn primarily by ____ the world around them. a. experiencing directly of b. experience direct c. directly physical experience d. direct physical experience of R 37. Of Charles Dickens’s many novels, Great Expectation is perhaps ____ to many readers. a. the most satisfying one R b. most satisfying one c. more than most satisfying one d. the more satisfying than 38. American’s first globe maker was James Wilson, who ___ and blacksmith in his early life. a. a farmer had been b. had been a farmer R c. farming d. being a farmer 39. with new technology, cameras can take pictures of underwater valleys ____ colour. a. within b. for c. in R d. by 40. To release pain caused by severe burns, prevent infection, and treat for shock, ___ immediate steps. a. taking b. to take c. taken d. take R 41. Ann said that she was going away for a few days and ____ me when she got back. a. will call b. would have called c. would call R d. would have call 42. Jim _____ anybody what had happened. a. said me not to tell b. said me don’t tell c. asked me don’t tell d. asked me not to tellR 43. Is Amy married? _______. a. I think isn’t b. I don’t think soR c. I think not d. I don’t think yet. 44. If Michelle hadn’t been wearing a seat bell, she ____ injured. a. would be b. was c. would have beenRd. can be 45. when people are driving, they ____ keep their eyes on the road. a. wouldn’t b. shouldR c. would d. shouldn’t 46. The train ____ arrive at 11:30, but it was an hour late. a. supposed to b. has supposed to c. were supposed to d. was supposed to R 47. I lost my key, I’ll have to ______. a. have other key made b. have another key made R c. be made a key d. have another key 48. _____ the fifth largest among the nine planets that make up our solar system. a. The Earth isR b. The Earth being c. That the Earth is d. Being the Earth 49. If gasoline vapour ____ with air, combustion will occur. a. missed b. had mixed c. mixes R d. mixture 50. A few letters came this morning, but ___ of them were for me. a. none R b. all c. either d. neither 51. Anyone ___ must apply before next Friday. a. who are interested in the job. B. who is interested in the job.R c. who are interesting in the jobd. whose job is interested 52. Do you know the restaurant_____? a. that we have a good meal b. which we have a good meal c. where we have a good mealR d. what we can have a good meal. 53. ____ actress’s life is in many ways unlike that of other women. a. An R b. A c. As d. that the 54. Warmth, moisture, and oxygen are three necessary requirements _____ most seedlings. a. for cultivating R b. for cultivate c. as cultivating d. can cultivate 55. In the West, the birth of a girl is welcomed with enthusiasm ____ to that of a boy. . Sample test1 After each sentence, there are four sentences marked A, B, C, and