test 11 so2 08-09 (de4)

Test 45 minutes (No 2)
Full name:
Class:
I) Pick out the word whose underlined and bold part is pronounced differently
from that of the other words
1) A. mess B. guess C. special D. budget
2) A. while B. write C. west D. wear
3) A. bank B. back C. bark D. baggy
4) A. genuine B. geneticist C. guarantee D. generate
5) A. decided B. hatred C. warned D. sacred
5) A. depth B. with C. smooth D. breathe
7) A. choir B. choice C. noise D. toilet
8) A. candle B. clap C. party D. salad
9) A. host B. clothes C. most D. formal
10) A. problem B. orphanage C. operate D. brother
II) Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each
sentences
1) Mary’s father promised .the family to Europe next year.………
A. taking B. to take C. being taken D. to be taken
2) He refused the commission with the documents.………
A. providing B. to provide C. being provided D. to be provided
3) They are wearing big sunglasses in order to avoid .by their………
acquaintances.
A. recognizing B. to recognizing
C. being recognized D. to be recognized
4) I didn’t intend you; I was just trying to help.………
A. upsetting B. to upset C. being upset D. to be upset
5) The young man admitted into the school’s computer.………
A. hacking B. to hack C. being hacked D. to be hacked
6) Volunteers are happy when they take of other people.………
A. comfort B. care C. help D. need

7) I’m ringing to ask whether I could join the Green Saturday Movement.……
A. in B. with C. on D. 0
8) Ha Long Bay is my place of………
A. like B. liking C. hobby D. interest
9) Volunteers help the disadvantaged and handicapped children to………
difficulties.
A. overgo B. overcome C. get out D. over do
10) Thanks to the .from the local people, the old school was nicely………
rebuit.
A. cost B. donation C. savings D. expenses
11) Our house needs ………
A. to paint B. to be painting
C. to be paint D. painting
12) Do you want by the doctor?…………
A. to examine B. to be examined
C. being examined D. being to examine
13) Alice didn’t expect to Bill’s party.………
A. asking B. being asked C. to ask D. to be asked
14) They were fortunate .from the fire before the building collapsed.…………
A. rescuing B. to have rescued
C. to rescue D. to have been rescued
15) I’m counting you to help me.…………
A. in B. with C. at D. on
16) She was presented with the gift in for her long service.…………
A. attitude B. latitude C. attribute D. gratitude
17) I owe you a great of gratitude.………
A. debt B. bearing C. earning D. carrying
18) He was badly in the war and still bears the scars.……………
A. hurt B. injured C. wounded D. fallen
19) ………… at by everyone, he was disappointed.

A. Laughed B. Laugh C. Laughing D. In laugh
20) …………anxious to please us, they told us all we wanted to know.
A. Be B. To be C. Being D. In being
21) When in international trade, letters of credit are very convenient.…………
A. used B. are used C. using D. they used
22) She swam to the shore the night in the water.…………
A. having spent B. having spending
C. when spending D. had spent
23) I believe there is someone on the door.…………
A. to knock B. knock C. knocked D. knocking
24) The lady in blue is her aunt.…………
A. dressed B. dressing C. is dressing D. in dress
25) …………from what you say, you are innocent.
A. To judge B. Judging C. Judge D. To be judged
26) Mrs Kelly didn’t want on.……………
A. to be operated B. to operated C. being operated D. to be operating
27) When Alan was questioned by the police, he admitted knowing about the
embezzlement of funds from his company, but denied in any way.………
A. to be involved B. involving C. having involved D. being involved
28) Mr. Lee was upset by him the truth.…………
A. our not having told B. us not tell
C. we didn’t tell D. not to tell
29) Sotimes very young children have trouble .fact from fiction and may………
believe that dragons actually exist.
A. to separate B. separating C. to be separated D. for separating
30) Today he is on the of his wife’s death.…………
A. annual B. anniversary C. annually D. date
III) Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting
1) On nights when is the sky clear and the air calm, the Earth’s surface rapidly
A B C

radiates heat into the atmosphere.
D
2) The teacher said the class that hot air rises and cold air sinks.
A B C D
3) One of the greatest engineer achievements of this century was the building of the
A B C D
Panama Canal.
4) I want to live for hundred years.
A B C D
5) The price of crude oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn’t it?
A B C D
VI) Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same
meaning as the given one
1) The bank manager turned down his request for a home loan.
A. His request for a home loan was turned down by the bank manager.
B. His request for a home loan was turned up by the bank manager.
C. His request for a home loan was turned upside down by the bank manager.
D. His request for a home loan was turned off by the bank manager.
2) Tempareture is measured by a thermometer.
A. A thermometer is used to measure tempareture.
B. A thermometer is used for measuring tempareture.
C. A thermometer is used with measuring tempareture.
D. A thermometer is used on measuring tempareture.
3) Fred is barely half the age of his eighteen-year-old brother, Dennis.
A. Fred is older than Dennis.
B. Fred is about nine.
C. Dennis is about nine.
D. Dennis is three times older than Fred.
4) We could have seen the movie if the tickets had not been so expensive.
A. We saw the movie even though the tickets were expensive.

B. We couldn’t afford the tickets to see the movie.
C. We want to see the movie but the tickets were sold out.
D. The tickets were inexpensive, so we saw the movie.
5) He liked London very little and Vienna less.
A. He thought Vienna was worse than London.
B. He liked Vienna but not London.
C. He liked Vienna more than London.
D. He didn’t like London as much as Vienna.