Friday, September 24, 2010 Test 1 I. Choose the best answer. 1. He………play soccer when he was young. A. use to B. deosn’t use to C. used to D. uses to 2. My brother isn’t here. I wish she……… here. A. be B. is C. would is D. were 3. He will have a meeting …………7a.m to 10 a.m A. at B. from C. in D. till 4. She enjoys………computer games. A. plays B. to play C. playing D. played 5. He told me he………go………. A. had to/then B. must/now C. must/then D. has to/now 6. Do you mind………me a newspaper on the way home? A. buy B. buying C. to buy D. bought 7. I……… jeans when I was a child. A. don’t wear B. wasn’t wear C. didn’t use to wear D. hasn’t worn 8. When I entered the room, the baby………quietly. A. is sleeping B. was sleeping C. slept D. were sleeping 9. A lot of money………in the robbery. A. were stolen B. were steal C. was stealed D. was stolen 10.A: I don’t think Jane will leave this Sunday. B: I wish……… A. she won’t B. she wouldn’t C. she will D. she weren’t II. Verb form. 1. She (not do)……………her homework last night. 2. They (visit)…………….Singapore next year? 3. I wish they (be)……………next time. 4. They wish they (have)……….a new house. 5. Do you ask him (do)……………this work? 6. She is fond of (read)……………picture book? 7. This book (write)…………….for children last year. 8. Her son just (design)…………. E new hospital in the suburb. 9. Our family often (spend)………….our holiday in Ha Long Bay when we (be) …….small. 10. The train always (leave)………….on time.If she (arrive)……… after 7.00, she (miss)………….it. Saturday, October 09, 2010 Test 2 I. Choose the best answer. 1. Computer is one of the most important……….of the 20 th century. A. invention B. invent C. inventor D. to invent 2. Water can’t………….here. A. find B. found C. to find D. be found 3. I cannot visit him because I don’t know where………. A. does he live B. he lives C. did he live D. he will live 4. When………Mary? A. do you last see B. will you last see C. were you last seeing D. did you last see 5.Minh & Nam enjoy………in the summer. A. go fishing B. to go fishing C. going fishing D. to go fish 6. This test must be done…………… A. carefully B. care C. careful D. careless 7. The telephone was invented…………….Alexander Bell. A. in B. by C. on D. from 8. He will be in Singapore from Monday……….Thursday. A. in B. up to C. at D. on 9. He ……….with friends in an apartment in HCMC since last week. A. living B. lived C. live D. has lived 10. It’s dangerous……….in this river. A. swim B. to swim C. swimming D. swam II. Read te passage and choose the best answer for each question. Children’s education is changing rapidly today. In the past, teachers made children sit still for hours. They made them memorize all sorts of things. In other words, children had to go on repeating things until they knew them by heart. Today, many teachers wonder if it is possible to make children learn at all. They say you only help them learn. They say you must let children and discover things for themselves. 1. How is children’s education canging today? A. quickly B. slowly C. small D. large 2. What did teachers make children do in the past? A. stand for hours B. memorize everything C. repeat their homework D. sit for days 3. Children in the past were made to learn everything…………… A. by head B. by hand C. by hair D. by heart 4.Nowadays, many teachers say that they only……… A. give children more homework B. make children learn C. help children learn D. teach children at home 5. Today, the morden learning method is…………. A. letting children play computer games B. making children read a lot of books C. doing homework for children D. letting children discover things for themselves III. Verb form 1. Please wait for a while. The manager (be)……… busy now. He (talk)……….to one of the staff. 2. Tom (lose)…………….his job eight months ago, and since then he (be)……… unemployed. 3. Look, Trung! You (know)…….the man who (talk)……… to our form teacher? 4. Mai often (spend)……………her free time (collect)………… coins. 5. That house (rebuild)……………….two and a half years ago? 6. If only I (have)………… a mobile. I’m tired of (queue)……… outside the public telephone box. 7. Yesterday while we (have)………….an interesting talk, a man (come)……… 8. I suggest (go)………… to the beach on foot. 9. Be quick, please! If we (not leave)……now, we (miss)…………the last bus. 10.some animals (not eat)………… during winter. IV. Sentence building. 1. My sister/ interested/ go/ shop. ->……………………………………………………………… 2. If/ work harder/ you’ll/ pass/ exam. ->………………………………………………………………. 3. I/ have/ this bike/ since/ I/ grade 7. ->………………………………………………………………. 4. He/ be /used/ eat / chopsticks. ->………………………………………………………………. 5. She / tudy/ this foreign language/ nearly 3 years. ->………………………………………………………………. 6. He/ always/ want/ improve her English. ->……………………………………………………………… V. Rewrite. 1.I’ve learnt French since I was at secondary school. -> I began………………………………………………………… 2. “How many languages can you speak, Lan?” -> He asked …………………………………………………… 3. “Are you interested in playing footbal?” asked Mary -> Mary asked………………………………………………… 4. I walked to school in 20 minutes. -> It took……………………………………………………… 5. I’m sorry I’m not good at English. -> I wish……………………………………………………… 6. They have just built a new supermarket here. -> A new……………………………………………………………. 7. “Don’t touch this button!” the engineer said. -> The engineer told……………………………………………… 8. You are too young to go out yuorself. -> You are not…………………………………………………… . stand for hours B. memorize everything C. repeat their homework D. sit for days 3. Children in the past were made to learn everything…………… A. by head B often (spend)………….our holiday in Ha Long Bay when we (be) …….small. 10. The train always (leave)………….on time.If she (arrive)……… after 7.00, she (miss)………….it.