PERIODIC TEST PET 1

VIET ANH INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH

FINAL TEST

CANDIDATE’S NAME: ------------------------------------------------CLASS: PET 1
READING -01
No cheating in the examination!
I.

Read carefully the text and choose the correct option: (5.0 marks)

WATER
You’re thirsty and you (0) ………… yourself a glass of water. Do you ever (1) …………
how old that water really is? The glass of water that you’re (2) ………… to drink may have
fallen from the sky as rain only last week. However, water itself has been around pretty
much as (3) ………… as the earth has! In fact, (4) ………… oceans, seas, and rivers cover
70% of the earth, and there is a (5) ………… supply of water, which keeps on moving
around the earth. This is (6) ………… of what’s known as the water cycle. The sun heats up
water and it turns into clouds, which are (7) ………… from water vapor. When the clouds
become (8) …………, the water falls back onto the earth as rain. Of course, clean water is
absolutely essential for good health. The amount of safe drinking water has gone up around
the world, but (9) ………… one billion people still lack easy (10) ………… to clean water.

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8.

9.
10.

A. decide
A. around
A. soon
A. unless
A. limited
A.except
A. risen
A. strong
A. mostly
A. access

B. enquire
B. ahead
B. far
B. although
B. narrow
B. due
B. formed
B. heavy
B. particularly
B. admission

C. wonder
D. suggest
C. along
D. about
C. early

D. long
C. until
D. despite
C. slim
D. lacking
C. because
D. instead
C. raised
D. found
C. complete
D. broad
C. approximately
D. totally
C. entry
D. contact

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II.

R

ead carefully the forms and choose the correct option: (5.0 marks)

1)
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A) All city bus journeys cost the same.

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B) You need the correct money for the bus.

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C) Your ticket could be checked.

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2)
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A) The water is not deep enough for diving.

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B) You must not swim when people are diving.

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C) You must not dive where the water is shallow.

3)
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A) You must always have your identity card with you.

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B) You must show your identity card at all times.

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C) You can get your identity card from security.

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4) Dave's Mum wants him to get some
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A) salad.

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B) bread.

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C) eggs.

5)
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A) The time of the lecture has changed.

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B) The subject of the lecture has changed.

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C) The location of the lecture has changed.

WRITING -02
No cheating in the examination!
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I.

Your English teacher has asked you to write a story.
Your story must begin with this sentence.
“The island didn’t look far away, and I felt sure that I could reach it”.
Write your story in about 120 words (2 marks).

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. A. annoyed

B. phoned

C. watched

D. remembered

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2. A. hurried

B. decided

C. planned

D. wondered

3. A. posted

B. added

C. managed

D. arrested

4. A. humans

B. concerts

C. dreams

D. songs

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5. A. manages

B. laughs

C.
photographs

D. makes

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Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
rest. (1.0 mark)

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II.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose
underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the

III.
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2.
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5.
IV.

following questions. (0.5 mark)
Question 1: A. historical
B. system
C. landscape

D. business
Question 2: A. about
B. sound
C. narrow
D. aloud
Complete the sentences below with one of the following: for, and, nor, but, or,
yet, so. (1.0 mark)
We can go out for dinner now ………….. later.
John can’t speak Japanese, ….…he can speak Spanish.
Elephants are big, …… blue whales are even bigger.
My classmate didn’t study for the test, ….. she still passed.
Sam lived in France for two years,…... … he can speak French.
Fill in the blank in the below sentences by using words: (1.0 mark)
podium

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

gas stove

boat trip

ship

get on

Once upon a time, many people didn’t cook on a1…………….….

In England, indigenous residents often2……………..….the bus.
The3…………. sank slowly to the depths of the ocean.
This is the Seine river, so we have to take a 4……………………………
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………………….a raised area on which a person stands to speak to a large number of

people, to conduct music, or to receive a prize in a sports competition.
V.
General grammar.
A. Write present perfect, present continuous perfect, and past perfect forms of each
word in the brackets. (1.0 mark)
1. I ( teach)………………………….. Spanish for 2 years, and I will continuously perform
the responsibility in my career.
2. Jemmy ( marry)………………….. with a man who (be)…………………….. an
engineer since 2013, and now he is an executive in the Pacific-ASEAN corporation.
3. George (sell)…………………………his furniture before he moved to Japan.
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4. John…………………….(not/complete) his homework by the deadline, so he called his
teacher to say that he would submit it late.
B. Choose the correct answer. (2.0 marks)
1. The

teacher

________

A. goes

out

when

B. have gone

I

arrived

in

the

C. has gone

classroom.

D. had gone

2. I ______ my document before the power went out in the computer lab.
A. had save

B. have saved

C. had saved

D. saved

3. Many people have a problem with philosophy currently, …………….scientists

usually recommend they do more exercise and meditation before taking a nap.
A. but

B. and

C. because

D. so

4. What thing is it when teachers check your participation in each class?
A. hand-out

B. text note

C. dictionary

D. register

5. Students have to find an antonym word with the highlighted “emission” word below.
“It is the era of the advancement of technology that is not equivalent to that many
people will be aware of environmentally friendly issues. Particularly, most private
vehicles have an emission of CO2 that is very dangerous for people’s respiration”.
A. expression

B. keeping

C. discharge

D. ejection

6. Who is he/she who will manage the class, but no head teacher?
A. head boy

B. head girl

C.monitor

D. students

7. The course books are accompanied by four CDs. What is the closest meaning to “

accompanied”?
A. to go with someone or to be provided or exist at the same time as something
B. to express with someone or to be shared or exist at the same time as something

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C. to change with someone or to be provided or explained at the same time as
something
D. to comment on someone or to be changed or explained at the same time as
something
8. Matchelle entered the small mall to purchase jeans and T-shirts, but he was suggested
to……………….to be 5% trade discount, although he just took a visa card.
A. take a bill

B. pay attention

C. pay cash

D. transfer

9. What thing is it, it is white like pens to write down a blackboard?
A. pencil

B. chalk

C. table

D. eraser

10. ………………is an underground electric railway system in some cities.
A. metro

B. train

C.scooter

D. speedboat

C. Rewrite the sentences below by using conjunctions which have available ( 1.5
marks)
1. John is only eight years old. He can play the piano very well ( although)
 ……………………………………………………………….............................
2. Everyone likes Hanna. She is patient and relaxed ( because)
 …………………………………………………………………………………
3. I will never go to that restaurant again. I will live a long time (as long as)
 …………………………………………………………………………………

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LISTENING - 03
A. Trains and travel
I.
Match the speaker with the place they are going to.

Cambridge

Exeter

Oxford

Manchester

London

Listening A:
The passenger wants to go to………………………………………………………..………….
Listening B:
The passenger wants to go to…………………………………………………………………..
.Listening C:
The passenger wants to go to…………………………………………………………...............
Listening D:
The train is going to…………………………………………………………………………......
Listening E:
The passengers want to go to…………………………………………………………………...
Trains and travel
II.

Write one word to answer each question.

1. Which platform does the 10.15 train to Cambridge leave from?..........................................
2. How much is a single ticket to Manchester? (e.g. £15.95) £……………………………
3. Which platform does the 12.30 train to Manchester leave from?........................................
4. What time does the train arrive at Exeter? ………………………………
5. What time is the train back to London?.........................................................
6. Which platform does the train back to London leave from?....................................................

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B.

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