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KIỂM TRA ANH VĂN - Test No 3
PART 1: READING COMPREHENSION
SECTION A: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Circle the
letter A,B,C or D against the number of each item 1-10 for the word or phrase you
choose (15ms)
1. She is afraid of _______ the test
to fail failed failing fail
2. I was tired _____ watching the children playing
with of in at
3. Tim is ______ I am
so old as as old as older as as older as
4. If you were me, what ______ ?
will you do
did you do
would you do
are you going to do
5. My brother can’t play tomorrow, and ______
neither can I
either can I
neither I can
I can’t too
6. There _____ no rain here since last month
is has been did was
7. She spoke much more fluently than I _____
was am did will be
8. Mr. Sminth said he would come, but he ______ yet
did not come
had not come
does not come
has not come
9. She’s been a teacher _____ 1992
in for ever since
10. What _____ at nine o’clock last night ?
did you do
you did
you were doing
were you doing
11. He went _________ everyday as a boy
to boat
boating
playing boat
to play a boat
12. My sister had a baby daughter yesterday and she is my first ______
nephew cousin niece relation
13. When you come to stay, ______ some warm clothes. It’s cold here
bring carry Take Look for
14. “you’re late”, he said “I think the bus _____ already”
went was going has gone goes
15. That man is _____ deaf to hear what we say
so too enough not
SECTION B: Choose the words to fill in the blank of the following sentence: (15ms)
Here you are – here it is – after – before – although – made of – made in – how – by what
– so many – so much – making – the same – could I – I’d like – is – interesting –
interested – because – at – on – should – shouldn’t – didn’t have
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16. “Could you pass the salt, please” – “Certainly, ……………….”
17. “……… do you go to work?” – “By bus”
18. This bracelet is ………… silver
19. Try to avoid ………… him angry
20. ………… the evening meal, they went straight to bed
21. you should look after your teeth and not eat ……………. Sweets
22. …………… I was born in England, I grew up mostly in Australia
23. “Are you leaving?” – “yes, bit I wish …………… to go”
24. “My school bag’s …………… as your’
25. “Hello …………… to speak to Prof. Raymond Bake, please”
26. We ………… brush our teeth at least twice a day
27. This book has a very ……………… introduction
28. I fell asleep …………… the film was so boring
29. In the past, people got married ………… quite an early age.
30. To be a good teacher ………… always what I want to
PART 2: USE OF ENGLISH
SECTION A: Complete the text by putting one of the verbs into each space. Choose
the most suitable tense and form. Use each verb once only. (15ms)
Be – call – come – decide – find – go – happen – keep – know – miss – need – phone
– take – tell – understand
Is was good to see you at the weekend. This is just a quick letter to tell you what
…happened …… after you …went…… home on Saturday. Ron and I finally
……decided…… to buy a motobike and we found…… one advertised in the local
paper. We ……know……… a way of getting to college, because at the moment we
………need….the bus every morning, and you …take……. What the buses are like.
We usually …miss…… the first half an hour of lectures, and our tutor
……keep…… complaining. We …called……… about the bike, and the owner
……came… away on business, but his sister …told……… us to go round and see it
this week. He is ……came…… back on Saturday.
Could you come with us? You probably ……understand……… more about bikes
than we do, so you can give us some advice. We ……are……. At your place on
Saturday morning at about 10.00
See you then,
Denise
SECTION B: Rewrite the sentences using the given words (10ms)
31. The café has a lot of tables
=>There
32. If John doesn’t change his way, he will end up in prison
=> Unless
33. The English exercise was so difficult that t couldn’t do it
=> The English exercise was too
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34. A French engineer designed this bridge
=> This bridge
35. I can’t swim as far as Jane
=> Jane can
36. It was such an awful meal that we complained to the waiter
=>The meal
37. They have built the supermarket for 2 years now
=> The supermarket
38. They walked to the beach in 2 hours
=> It took them
39. Pat is the tallest in the class
=>No one
40. She started working as a secretary five years ago
=> She has
SECTION C: Guided sentence building (10ms)
Use the following sets of words and phrases to write completes sentences
41. weather / be / so bad / we can not / go out
=>
42. children / watch / television / room / at the moment
=>
43. I / not see / doctor / last Sunday
=>
44. We / enjoy / listen / pop music
=>
45. this tea / hot / me / drink
=>
46. you / ever / be / London ?
=>
47. If / I / be / you / I / not buy / that car
=>
48. my father / drive / carefully / than / my brother
=>
49. how long / it take her / get / office / every day ?
=>
50. he / learn / English / two years
=>
PART 3. Circle the letter before the word in each group that has the underlined, itatic part
pronuunced differently from the rest.
7.
A. information B. education C. question D. collection
8.
A. pan B. hat C. man D. say
9.
A. talk B. weekend C. work D. know