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(1)Name: Thanh Do Cultural Retraining Center
Class: Test 45’
I Choose the word in each group that has the underline part pronounced differently from the rest: (1m)
1 A son B above C convenience D wonderful
2 A ma rvel B pa ckage C fa ther D la stly
3 A study B student C studio D stupid
4 A holiday B health C hobby D honor
II From each number, pick out one word which has the different stress from others: (1m)
5 A service B lobby C weather D receive
6 A entertainment B communicate C geography D appropriate
7 A polite B problem C arrive D guitar
8 A decide B semester C acceptable D customary III Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in brackets: (2m)
1 Nguyen Du is the greatest ……… of Vietnam (poetic) The ………… language is Bahasa Malaysia (nation)
3 English is the ……… second language in many countries (compel) In the 1990s the worldwide ……….situation got worse (economy) It was an ……… day! (enjoy)
6 ……… makes different styles of jeans (design) That is a ……….Contest (beautiful)
8 Modern clothing is more……… (convenience) IV Choose the most suitable word or phrase: (2m)
1.Vietnamese women today prefer modern clothes……Ao Dai
a for b in c to d with
2.We have lived in this town…… 1998
a for b since c ago d in
3 She moved to France, but we still keep in ……
a writing b touch c meeting d contract
4 Maths and English are compulsory subjects on this course
a effective b required c separated d difficult I …………jeans when I was a child
a don’t wear b wasn’t worn c didn’t use to wear d hasn’t worn I wish I ……….a car It would make life so much easy
a have b would have c had d had had
7 In the 1990s, the sale of jeans stopped………
a to grow b growing c grow d to be grown
8 Last night, I came home, cooked dinner, and ………TV
a watch b watched c was watching d would watch V Circle the italicized portion of the sentence that is incorrect: (1m) Lynn wishes she had a bigger apartment and can buy a car
A B C D I haven’t heard from Maria since a long time A B C D
(2)A B C D I can’t play the piano, but I wish I can A B C D
VI Choose the one position (A, B, C, D) that best completes the passage: (1m)
Choosing clothes can be difficult Some people want to be … (1)…, but they don’t want to look exactly … (2)… everybody else Not all clothes are … (3)… for work or school, perhaps because they’re not formal enough, or simply for … (4)… It is easy to buy the wrong size, and find that your trousers are … (5)… tight, especially if you’re a little bit overweight Very … (6)… clothes make you feel slim, but when they have … (7)… in the washing machine, then you have the same problem! If you buy light cottoned clothes, then they might not be … (8)… enough for winter
1 a fashion b fashioned c fashionable d fashionably
2 a alike b like c similar d same
3 a fitted b equal c logical d suitable
4 a comfort b comforting c comfortful d comfortable
5 a too b enough c so d such
6 a loosen b loosened c loose d loosely
7 a shrink b shrank c shrunk d shrinked
8 a warm b cold c hot d cool
VII Read the passage and choose the best answer: (1m)
I lived in the Middle East for a while, and when I went out, I had to obey the local custom of wearing something over my head and wearing a dress that covered my whole body At first, I found it a real nuisance, but after a while, I got used to it and even started to like it You feel really secure, and so you don’t have to worry about what to wear all the time The writer………
a lives in the Middle East now
b was constrained to wear national costume c obeyed the local custom eagerly
d wears traditional costume whenever she goes out The word “it” in the paragraph refers to………
a custom b dress c costume d veil
3 How did she feel about the costume at first?
a annoyed b secure c excited d interested
4 after wearing the costume for a while, the writer thought it was ……… a practical b secure c very strong d fashionable VIII Rewrite the following sentence: (1m)
1 I’d love to speak many languages
I wish _ I started learning English years ago
We have _ My father bought me a video recorder
A video recorder _ It took him hours to go to this city