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English Written Test Leâ Ngoïc Thaïch
1. When she walked along the riverside, she met her old friend.
- Walking ______________________________________________________________
2. She is very happy to succeed in her examination.
- It ____________________________________________________________________
3. She (go) ________________ to school at 6:30 everyday?
4. He (learn) _____________ English since 1992. He is doing his homework in the living room.
5. Five years ago, he (live) _____________ in the country with his parents.
6. She (work) _________ in her garden with her brother now.
7. he/ morning/ the/ in/ breakfast/ has/ at/ 6:30
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8. ever/ you/ have/ an/ seen/ elephant/ zoo/ the/ in ?
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9. to have/ come/ a/ here/ cup/ of/ coffee!
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10.If you are not too tired, we can have a ____________ of tennis after lunch.
a. match b. play c. game d. party
11.We have _____________ of time to catch the train so there is no need to rush
a. enough b. plenty c. very much d. many
12. She will be a millionaire by the time she __________________ forty.
a. is b. was c. will be d. is going to be
13. I am tired of my neighbors _____________ their records at full volume every night.
a. to play b. play c. having played d. playing
14. Mary hardly ever cooks, _____________?
a. does she b. did not she c. doesn’t she d. did she
15. When I opened the door, I _____________ a man on his knees.
a. see b. will see c. saw d. have seen
16. Let’s go for a long walk, ____________we?
a. will b. do c. shall d. must
17. You are advised to speak only English during the course.
- We want _________________________________________________________________

18. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges.
- Oranges _________________________________________________________________
19. “Why don’t I get a computer?” thought the office manager.
- The office manager wondered ________________________________________________
20. football/ ten/ has/ he/ was/ since/ years old/ played/ he
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21. The young man/ to/ her/ could/ come/ he/ to/ wanted/ if/ see/ her office.
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22. I/ would/ take/ me/ out/ wish/ that/ to/ this evening/ you/ dinner.
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23.This book/ as/ one/ expensive/ as/ is/ that.
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24. read/ difficult/ your/ it/ writing/ to/ is.
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25. Supply the following blanks with correct prepositions:
In the morning, we get up ____________ 9:30, have breakfast, and then spend two hours
____________ the pool ___________ my friends.____________ 1:00 we have lunch ___________ our
room. __________ lunch we eat sandwich and fruit.
26. Could you turn the radio down, please?
- Would you mind _____________________________________________?
27. How long is it since they bought the house?
- When ____________________________________________________________________
28. Sitting in a same place so long is uncomfortable.
- It ________________________________________________________________________
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29. Mr. Brown is a (succeed) ________________ businessman.
30. They are (interest) __________________ in music.
31. That film! It’s very (bore) ___________________.
32. They live (happy) ________________ on a farm.

33. Apples are sold on the street corner. (Turn the sentence into the active voice)
_________________________________________________________________________
34. You didn’t join in the match, _____________? (Add the tag question)
35. I asked someone to make a new dress. (Change into causative form)
I had ____________________________________________________________________
36. If I (be) ______________ you, I would help her.
37. now/ beautifully/ does/ she/ than/ she/ dance/ more/ used to.
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38. turning/ would/ mind/ lamp/ off/ the/ you/ ?
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39. He/ English/ two years.______________________________________________________________
40. I/ my homework/ three/ ago.__________________________________________________________
41. My friend (see) _______________ her yet.
42. He was walking along the street when we (see) ______________ him.
43. I (tell) _______________ him the truth if I (be) __________________ you.
44. This horse can (ride) _____________ by the boy.
45. There is an old man (live) _________________ in that house.
46. Look! The train (come) _____________________.
47. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions:
I’m sure _________________ my plan.
48. The girls are fond ____________ story books.
49. you should get acquainted ________________ the newcomer.
50. Daisy sat at the desk ________________ the middle of the room.
51. They jumped ___________ the river.
52. What’s the trouble ______________ Mary?
53. I’m very keen _____________ cycling.
54. He took her ___________ the cinema ____________ a film.
55. It’s difficult (make) _____________ friends in a new school.
56. I speak English well. Mai speaks English well. (Combine onto one sentence, using “as…… as……”)
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57. He is too ill. He could not go to school. (Combine onto one sentence, using “so……… that…….”)
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58. Today is (hot) _______________ day of the year. (Supply the superlative of the adjective)
59. A new house will be built next year. (Change into the Active voice)
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60. We have learnt English for three years. (Change into the Passive voice)
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61. Huong went to Hanoi last week. She ____________ there once a few years ago.
a. was b. was being c. has been d. is
62. I don’t study hard enough for the examination. I wish I _______________ harder.
a. studied b. have studied c. study d. studies
63. I am a teacher, __________________?
a. amn’t I b. am I c. aren’t I d. aren’t we
64. Everything is expensive here, ______________?
a. is it b. isn’t it c. are they d. aren’t they
65. Every body likes to be independent, _____________?
a. is he b. are they c. aren’t they d. don’t they
66. She rarely went to the cinema, _______________?
a. did she b. didn’t she c. did they d. didn’t they
67. She _____________ the cold climate.
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a. used to b. get used to c. got used to d. has used to
68. She will buy a new house when she ________________ a doctor in the future.
a. become b. becomes c. became d. will become
69. She ______________ English fluently by 1997.
a. speak b. speaks c. has spoken d. spoke
70. She is bored ______________ that film.
a. to b. at c. with d. on
71. He was surprised __________________ her wonderful beauty on the Women’s Day.

a. to b. at c. with d. on
72. She looks forward _____________ seeing her husband coming back soon.
a. at b. on c. to d. with
73. Mary goes home. She sees her mother. (Combine these pairs of sentence into a simple one)
________________________________________________________________________________
74. Mr. Brown is very happy to speak English to his students everyday.
- It _____________________________________________________________________________
75. Thousands of people have to build that castle for him for years.
- That castle ______________________________________________________________________
76. It is possible for Robert to learn English in four years to be able to go abroad.
- Robert finds _____________________________________________________________________
77. She has never read this book before.
- It is ____________________________________________________________________________
78. He failed in the examination last year.
- He did not ______________________________________________________________________
79. has/ Mr. Brown/ English/ learnt/ for/ years/ three.
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80. she/ did/ yesterday/ here/ come/ him/ with?
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81. It is very (health) ______________ to live in a damp room.
82. Do you have a (nation) _____________ costume in your country?
83. What is the (long) _______________ of the runway at this airport?
84. I feel so (sleep) _______________ I’m going to bed.
85. They’re going to announce the (arrive) ______________ of the Prince.
86. She didn’t say a word as she left the room.
- She left _______________________________________________________________________
87. I started work for the company a year ago.
- I’ve _________________________________________________________________________
88. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.
- This is the first _________________________________________________________________

89. His parents made him study for his exam.
- He was made __________________________________________________________________
90. I don’t really want to go to the museum.
- I’d rather _____________________________________________________________________
91. The fire has destroyed many houses.
- Many houses __________________________________________________________________
92. May I borrow your pen?
- Would you mind ________________________________________________________________?
93. pass/ hard/ we/ our/ study/ examination/ to
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94. so/ tobe/ we/ English/ everyday/ at/ practise/ as/ it/ good
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95. I/ that/ posted/ I/ the/ said/ letter
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96. secretary/ evening/ office/ is/ the/ locked/ by/ the/ every
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97. to/ matches/ is/ very/ it/ play/ dangerous/ with
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98. I (never see) _____________ anyone more punctual than you.
99. He never fails (arrive) _______________ in time to help me.
100. A lot of modern medicines (make) _____________ from plants.
101. You have just missed the last train.” – “ Never mind, I (walk) _____________.
102. Stay her till the light (turn) _________________ green.
103. The game (play) ______________ well by both teams last Sunday.
104. Last night we (watch) ______________ television when the power (fail) ____________________.
105. Would your children mind (keep) ________________ quiet for a moment. I’m trying (fill)
__________ in a form.
106. The air is very ______________ there. It isn’t good for your health.

a. sure b. pure c. polluted d. delighted
107. A dictionary is a ________________ book.
a. research b. fiction c. reference d. catalogue
108. Football is my ______________ sport.
a. like b. favorite c. loving d. hate
109. Going abroad is going to a __________________ country.
a. familiar b. wonderful c. foreign d. economical
110. In Viet Nam, you must keep your car to the ________________.
a. left b. right c. between d. middle
111. She received a lot of (encourage) ________________ from her mother.
112. Their (friend) _______________ has lasted a lifetime.
113. He was very (pride) _____________ of the work he has done.
114. It’s a nice shop and the assistants are all polite and very (help) ____________________.
115. All the courses (begin) _______________ in January will finish in June.
116. Have you got any (suggest) ______________________?
117. It is usually forbidden to destroy (history) _________________ buildings.
118. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions:
He’s keen ____________ jogging.
119. He sat at the desk ____________ the middle of the room.
120. In spite of the early hour we found a restaurant already open and went ____________ ___________ a
quick meal.
121. Say something to cheer her _____________. She is ______________ low spirits today.
122. My brother’s present is different ______________ mine.
123. I agree _______________ you completely.
124. I’m looking _____________ my keys. Have you seen them?
125. My mother made these curtains.
- These curtains ___________________________________________________________________
126. It isn’t necessary to shout.
- You need _______________________________________________________________________
127. We spent two hours getting to London.

- It took _________________________________________________________________________
128. This is his first visit to England.
- He is __________________________________________________________________________
129. Walking in the rain gives him pleasure.
- He enjoys ______________________________________________________________________
130. Travelling by plane is much more expensive than travelling by train.
- Travelling by train _______________________________________________________________
131. It was a bit difficult to get into work this morning.
- Getting ________________________________________________________________________
132. the/ ten/ began/ piano/ John/ ago/ playing/ years
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133. never/ a/ story/ I/ romantic/ have/ such/ read
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134. parents/ him/ his/ study/ made/ his/ exams
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135. house/ going/ be/ our/ painter/ is /to/ painted/ a/ by
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136. The train leaves at 12.30 and ______________ to Liverpool at 16.30.
a. arrives b. finishes c. gets d. reaches
137. My son loves music. At the moment he _________________ to play the piano.
a. learn b. learns c. will learn d. is learning
138. Our new house ____________ South.
a. faces b. fronts c. looks d. positions
139. I’m _________ my exams in two weeks.
a. giving b. making c. taking d. working
140. There is a night club in the town __________________ we don’t go there very often.
a. as b. because c. but d. since
141. He’s very fit. He __________________ jogging every day.

a. goes b. does c. exercises d. plays
142. The Nile is the world’s ______________ river.
a. long b. longer c. longest d. lengthy
143. Susan has been learning the piano ________________ two years.
a. for b. from c. since d. during
144. The new model has automatic windows and a more (power) _______________ engine.
145. I’ll never forget the (kind) ______________ you have shown me.
146. The (agree) ___________ we made was for one year only.
147. Most of a child’s time is spent in playing.
- A child spends ______________________________________________________________
148. I last saw my sister in 1999.
- I haven’t ___________________________________________________________________
149. My father is shorter than me.
- I am _______________________________________________________________________
150. I’m afraid I haven’t got time to listen to you.
- I wish _____________________________________________________________________
151. The police have just released John.
- John _______________________________________________________________________
152. Cambridge has a theater but it ________________ got an opera house.
a. didn’t b. doesn’t c. hasn’t d. haven’t
153. He is very lonely. He doesn’t have _____________ friends.
a. few b. many c. much d. some
154. They are getting married ____________ the end of June
a. on b. in c. at d. during
155. I went by train. How did you _________________?
a. go b. goes c. going d. gone
156. Mount Everest is the word’s ________________ mountain.
a. high b. higher c. highest d. highly
157. The book was much more interesting ______________ the film.
a. this b. then c. that d. than

158. The interview will ___________ last for an hour.
a. may b. might c. probably d. could
159. She loves horses. She _______________ riding every week.
a. goes b. does c. plays d. takes
160. I am going to a job _____________ tomorrow.
a. arrangement b. appointment c. interview d. meeting
161. Correct the grammatical mistake in each following sentence:
The performance was enough interesting to attract hundreds of people in the city.
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