MOCK TEST (Time allowed: 30 minutes) I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (0.75 pt.) 1. A. champions B. banks C. author’s D. candies 2. A. ached B. missed C. issued D. hoped 3. A. bulb B. plumber C. Monday D. humor II. Choose the most appropriate word or phrase to fill in each blank (2.5 pts) 4. She was born ________ September 2. A. in B. at C. on D. for 5. I wish I _______ able to use the Internet as effectively as she ________. A. could / was B. were / is C. were / does D. was / did 6. She asked me if I ____________ fifteen. A. were B. was C. am D. will be 7. If the weather __________ worse, we won’t go to the beach. A. would get B. gets C. got D. will get 8. When my father was young, he _______ get up early to do the gardening. A. got used to B. used to C. was used to D. use to 9. Peter: “ How often do you go to school?” – Harry: “ ___________.” A. I go there early B. Every day except Sunday C. I don’t think so D. I go there by bus 10. Linda: “Congratulations on your good result, Tuan.” - David: “ __________” A. Well done B. That’s a good idea C. No problem D. Thanks 11. ___________Alice is severely disabled, she has never lost the will to live. A. Despite B. Since C. Even though D. Because 12. Architect _______ measures land in order to find borders or to decide where buildings will go. A. which B. who C. whom D. whose 13. Paul was _______ disappointed with his examination results that he did not smile all week. A. such B. so C. enough D. too III.Choose the word or phrase ( A, B, C or D ) that best fits the blank space in the following passage (2.0 pts) One of the most important (14) ___ is that you really want to learn the language – without that, you won’t (15) __ very far. You also have to believe that you (16) ___ it. Imagine yourself using the language (17) ___, and think,” Yes, I can do that”. There (18) __ other things: of course you need to work hard, but (19) ___ the same time you need (20) ___ it and not get frustrated when you feel you’re not making (21) ___ progress. And you have to be realistic – learning a language takes time, and you can’t expect to know and understand everything in a few weeks! In addition, you should try to develop an ear for the language – not only to recognize the sounds of the language and to understand what people are saying, but also to notice the exact words and phrases that people use. 14. A. things B. thing C. nothing D. everything 15. A. got B. get C. getting D. to get 16. A. does B. will do C. did D. to do 17. A. confident B. confidence C. confidently D. self-confident 18. A. are B. were C. is D. was 19. A. in B. on C. at D. of 20. A. enjoying B. enjoy C. to enjoy D. enjoyed 21. A. many B. a few C. much D. little 1 IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase ( A, B, C or D ) that needs correcting (0.75 pt.) 22. Time spends very slowly when you are waiting for a bus to arrive. A B C D 23. I do not understand a word what you are talking about. A B C D 24. A tornado can suck up anything that is on its path. A B C D V. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence (1.0 pt) 25. There are many _________ programs at the Festival in Hue. ( culture) 26. He has suffered many _________ in his new job. ( disappoint ) 27. We live in a _________ society. We can reuse so many things. ( throw) 28. We find Christina very ________. ( communicate ) VI. Read the following passage and then decide whether the statements that follow are True or False (1.0 pt) Nowadays, informatics is one of the compulsory subjects in many large schools in our city. My school is among those that have just been equipped with a rather modern computer system. This system consists of 30 machines linked to the Internet and operated by Windows XP. All the students in my school enjoy doing this new subject because it has helped us very much in learning other ones, especially English. By using effective tools on the Internet like Google, we can easily find necessary data to do a better task in our study. 29. Informatics is the compulsory subject in the writer’s country. ________ 30. There are 30 computers in the writer’s school. ________ 31. Google is one of tools to find information on the Internet. ________ 32. Computer system in the writer’s school is extremely modern. ________ VII. Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them (2.0 pts) 33. Mary asked, “Tom, who will open the box for me?” Mary ____________________________________________________________________________ 34. Does Internet allow us to keep in touch? Internet __________________________________________________________________________ 35. The last time we left our primary school was four years ago. It is ______________________________________________________________________________ 36. The test was too difficult for them to do. The test was so ____________________________________________________________________ This is the end of the test. 2 . notice the exact words and phrases that people use. 14. A. things B. thing C. nothing D. everything 15. A. got B. get C. getting D. to get 16. A. does B the language (17) ___, and think,” Yes, I can do that”. There (18) __ other things: of course you need to work hard, but ( 19) ___ the same time you need