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TEST A2 SECTION A: Multiple choice: Pick out ONE best option ( A, B, C or D ) which best fits in each case :
1. Mrs. Johnson feels something in her eye, she is going to the……..this morning.
A. politician
B. librarian
C. musician
D. optician
2 I think Philip is very………because he can speak 5 languages.
.
A. intelligent
B. nervous
C. athletic
D. disappointed
3. We have not been to this restaurant for years, ………….?
A. have we
B. do we ;
C. haven’t we
D. didn’t we
4. Mrs. Laurence is overweighed. Yesterday, the doctor advised her……
A. to eat a lot of bread and potatoes
B. to drink a lot of wine
C. to eat lots of meat and butter
D. to eat more vegetables and fruit
5. Mr. Clark prefers coffee to tea,………………………...
A. neither does his wife ; B. his wife does neither
C. so does his wife
D. does so his wife
6. There isn’t enough……….for workers in the new city.
A. hostels
B. accommodation
C. dormitories
D. hospitals

7. Nearly four million tons of rice……….from Viet Nam last year.
A. was exported
B. had exported
C. were exported
D. exported
8. Bill’s story was………everyone at the party laughed happily.
A. so interesting that
B. very interested that
C. such interest that
D. so interested that
9. The policeman asked the man …….his leg before he was taken to the hospital.
A. why had he broken
B. why he broke
C. why did he break
D. why he had broken
10 ……….work under the ground 12 hours a day in those years?
A. Have they had to
B. Did they had to
C. Did they have to
D. Had they had to
11. The boss told his secretary………..
A. not to use the office phone for personal call. ;
B. to talk with her boy-friend on the office phone.
C. not to come to the office on time. ;
D. to photocopying the Director’s report.
12. Journalists usually use……to copy down their interview quickly.
A. second-hand
B. left hand ;
C. right hand
D. short-hand

13. Colour television is……..black and white TV.
A. not so modern as
B. more beautiful than
C. as good as
D. the most beautiful
14. He invited a lot of friends to his party but…….came there.
A. anyone
B. everything
C. nobody
D. somewhere
15. William drives……….than his brothers and sisters.
A more dangerously
B. more careful
C. less careful
D. more dangerous
16. How long……it take them…….Rach Mieu Suspension Bridge?
A. does - build
B. did – to build
C. did - built
D. do – to build
17. Daisy won’t go to bed……the interesting film finishes.
A. so that
B. why
C. until
D. however
18. The doctor gives him a……because he hasn’t been able to sleep for many nights.
A. sleeping pill
B. credit card
C. passport
D. stamp collection

19. If there were some flowers, the room……more beautiful.
A. will be
B. was
C. can be
D. would be
20. Judy usually goes to the……whenever there is a party.
A. operation theatre
B. police station
C. hairdresser’s
D. night-class
SECTION B : Read the following passage then choose ONE option which you think fits best in each case :
The spaceship flew around the new planet several times. The planet was blue and green. They couldn’t see the surface
of the planet because there were too many white clouds. The spaceship descended through the clouds and landed in the
middle of a green forest. The two astronauts put on their space suits, opened the door, climbed carefully down the ladder,
and stepped onto the planet. The woman looked at a small control unit on her arm. “It’s all right”, she said to the man.
“We can breathe the air…it’s a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen”. Both of them took off their helmets and breathed deeply.
They looked at everything carefully. All the plants and animals looked new and strange. They couldn’t find any
intelligent life. After several hours, they returned to their spaceship. Everything looked normal. The man switched on
the controls, but nothing happened. “ Something’s wrong”, he said. “ I don’t understand…the engines aren’t working”. He
switched on the computer, but that didn’t work either. “ Eve”, he said, “We’re stuck here…we can’t take off !” “ Don’t
worry, Adam”, she replied. “They rescue us soon”.
21. The two astronauts couldn’t see the surface of the planet because:
A. the spaceship flew around the new planet several times.
B. the planet was blue and green.
C. there were too many clouds.
D. both A and B are correct.
22. The two astronauts finally stepped onto the planet after:
A. the spaceship landed in the middle of a green forest.
B. they put on their space suits.
C. they had got a radio message from the earth.

D. both A and B are correct.
23. The small control unit on the woman’s arm showed that:

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A. the air there was good for man.
B. there was no oxygen there.
C. they could take off their space suits there.
D. people could not breathe the air there.
24. After looking carefully at everything, the two astronauts:
A. thought that all the plants and animals there were the same as those on the earth.
B. thought that all the plants and animals there were different from those on the earth.
C. could find some signs of human there.
D. both A and C are correct.
25. When they returned to their spaceship:
A. they couldn’t start the engines.
B. the computer didn’t work either.
C. they couldn’t take off.
D. all are correct
PAPER II : USE OF ENGLISH
SECTION A: Fill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with ONE word chosen from the list
A. secretary
B. beautiful
C. when
D. series
E. immediately
F. millions
G. ring
H. watch

I. athletes
J. if
K. impossible
L. old
M. toward
N. weigh
O. wrestling
P. popular
Q. national
R. somewhere
S. their
T. excited
Sumo wrestling is a national sport in Japan. Every year there are six tournaments, and
…( 26 )…of Japanese
watch them on television. A tournament is a…( 27 )…of matches. Sumo is almost as…( 28 )…as the nation of Japan
itself. Stories say that there were sumo …( 29 )…over two thousand years ago. History says that there were…( 30 )…
sumo tournaments in the eighth century. Often…( 31 )…are thin and can move very quickly. It is beautiful to…( 32 )…
them play. However, sumo wrestlers…( 33 )…from 100 to 160 kilos. One famous wrestler weighed 195 kilos. Sumo
wrestlers do not look…( 34 )…, and sumo wrestling is a very slow sport.
Sumo wrestlers start training…( 35 )…they are boys. They exercise to make…( 36 ) …bodies strong. They also eat
and eat and eat. They wrestle n a round ring with a sand floor. A wrestler loses the match…( 37 )…he leaves the ring.
He is also a loser if any part of his body except his feet touches the floor. Each wrestler tries to push the other down on
the floor or out of the…( 38 )….Sometimes one wrestler just steps aside when the other wrestler rushes…( 39 )…him.
Then that wrestler falls down or falls out of the ring.
Sumo is not very …( 40 )…in other countries, but the Japanese
love it. Even young people find this traditional sport exciting.
SECTION B : Guided Sentence Building
Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences :
41. This Upper Secondary School / built / 100 years / ago //
42. David Beckham / be / footballer / who / score / 2 goals / last night match //

43. If / you / stand / top floor of this building,/ you / see / whole city //
44. English / taught / this school / since / 1955 //
45. Many new power plants / build / Viet Nam / these days //
46. You / already seen / this film / once,/ you ? //
47. They / not used to / go / shop / Sundays / last year //
48. It / take / workers / many decades / build / Great Pyramid //
49. Policeman / asked / Peter / why / he / passed / speed limit //
50. A new highway / build / here / next year //
SECTION C: Read the passage below then tick ( X ) whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE :
This book tells the story of Eric Redwood who crossed the Atlantic Ocean alone in a small wooden boat. The boat was
made in Ireland, and was designed like the boats which were used by Irish fishermen one thousand years ago. Redwood
thinks America was first discovered many years before Columbus was born. The designs for the boats were taken from
old books which had been found in an Irish monastery. The book is beautifully illustrated with many colour photographs
and maps. The photographs were taken by Redwood himself during the voyage.
51. Eric Redwood crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a small wooden boat with another Irish fisherman.
52. The boat was designed like the ones which were used by Irish fishermen one thousand years ago.
53. According to Redwood, America was first discovered by Christopher Columbus.
54. Eric Redwood designed the wooden boat by himself.
55. There are lots of beautiful colour photographs and maps in the book.

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TEST 3;Time allowed : 90’
A. Phonetics;I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others :
1. A. show
B. slow
C. know
D. how
2. A. habit

B. honor
C. honest
D. hour
3. A. ought
B. bought
C. drought
D. brought
4. A. walked
B. stopped
C. booked
D. visited
5. A. magic
B. basic
C. day
D. and
B. Vocabulary and grammar;I. Choose the best answer among A, B, C and D to complete the sentences.
1. The boy is not ____________ to lift the heavy suitcase.
A. enough strong
B. strong enough
C. too strong D. so strong
2. Last night I watched a film Romeo and Juliet. At last they killed _________.
A. they
B. them
C. themselves D. each other
3. You should wear warm clothes in order to _______ yourself from cold and snow.
A. get
B. keep
C. protect
D. B and C are correct
4. A _________ has countless radiuses.(A. square

B. rectangle
C. triangle
D. circle
5. She hasn’t finished her letter _____.(A. already
B. yet
C. before
D. just
6. Would you like to go to the movie theater tonight ? – Sorry, I can’t. I _____ my homework this evening.
A. am doing
B. do
C. did
D. done
7. Could you do me a ________ ? – No problem.(A. help
b. favor
C. work
D. All are correct
8. Can you come ______ noon? – OK. (A. in
B. on
C. at
D. after
9. The Titanic _______ an iceberg and _______ in the Atlantic in 1912.
A. hit/sink
B. hit/sink
C. hits/sank
D. hit/sank
10. Sir Alex Ferguson __________ the manager of Manchester United from 1987 to 2013.
A. was
B. has been
C. had been
D. is

11. Hanoi, the _________ of Viet Nam, will be practically cloudy.(A. city;B. capital
C. capital city D. province
12. He’s tall and thin. He has __________.A. black hair short
B. short black hair C. hair short black ;D. black short hair
13. The Amazon River ________ into the Atlantic Ocean.(A. flow; B. flows
C. is flowing D. flowed
14. My brother and I _________ with each other every week.
A. correspond B. corresponds C. corresponded
D. is corresponding
15. My family moved to the city _____ 2005. (A. in
B. on
C. by
D. at
16. London is __________ city in Europe. (A. large ;
B. larger
C. largest
D. the largest
17. People are cutting down many trees so there will be big ____ one day. (A. drought ;B. typhoon;C. flood ;D. rain
18. Video games are very _________.A. addict
B. addicted
C. addiction
D. addictive
19. John and Paul are brothers, but who’s ________?A. old
B. older
C. oldest
D. the oldest
20. The sky _________ darker and darker.(A. get
;
B. gets
C. is getting

D. got
II. Give the correct form of the words to complete the sentences.
1. Many people believe that well-paying jobs are (plenty)______________ in the city.
2. When Pele retired, it’s a great (lose) _________ to the Brazilian soccer.
3. Mai brought a dictionary in her (pack) __________ for yesterday’s English lessons.
4. Buses in the countryside are (frequent) _____________.
5. Some of my (relate) _________ lives in the countryside.
6. Tangshan is an (industry) ___________ city in China.
7. I can do all of the exercises (easy) _______.
8. (Tradition) _______________, both men and women wear the ao dai.
9. That is a (sing) ________ which was written by Michael Jackson.
10. An intermediate student is (possible) __________ to do this difficult test.
III. Give the correct form or tense of the verbs.
1. Ernest Hemingway (write) ________ “The Old Man and The Sea” when he (be) _______ 52 years old.
2. I (learn) ____________ English since I (be) _______ 8 years old.
3. When I (have) __________ dinner, the light (go) _________ out.
4. At 8.30 pm yesterday, Mai (do) __________ her homework while I (revise) __________ my lessons
5. To our relief, Gary’s illness (not be) _______ as serious as we (think) _________.
6. When I (touch) _________ his shoulder, he (turn) _______ back.
7. This film (end) ________ dramatically, so we (feel) _________ it’s very interesting.
8. Last night when we (visit) ________ him, he (learn) ___________ his lessons for the test.
9. When the boy (climb) __________ the tree, he (sting) __________ by a bee.

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10. It (be) _______ vital that driving licenses shouldn’t (issue) ___________ without an eye test.
IV. Fill in a suitable preposition.
1. Are you preparing _______ Christmas ? ;_____ my relief, my son hasn’t lost the way.
2. _____ Halloween, people, especially children, wear masks.

3. My father is sitting ______ a tree. ;I am good ______ Math and English.
V. Identify one of the underlined part which needs correcting. Then correct it.
1. We have to arrive at the airport at 7.30, or we will miss the flight. __________
2. When he heard the words, Watson rushed upstairs, run into Bell’s
room, and shouted, “I heard you!”.
3. Don’t eat your dinner so quick. It’s not good for your health.
_________
4. Her mother asked her not eat fruits before washing them.
_________
5. He has studied hardly so he passed the exam.
_________
C. Reading- Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank in the
following passage.
Today I’m going to (1) _________ how to start a compost heap. First of all, you must see only vegetable matter
including tea leaves, egg shells – but wash the shell first – and tissues. Don’t use any meat or grain (2) ________ because this
attract rats.Find a place in your garden that gets a few hours of sunlight each day. Use shovels to (3) ________ the compost
regularly so it gets plenty of air. The compost also needs moisture, but it will get this from condensation. Cover the heap with a
sheet of strong plastic (4) ________ the weather is very wet. Keep adding to the pile and after about six months, your compost
will be ready to use as (5) ________.
1.
A. understand
B. explain
C. lose
D. win
2.
A. festivals
B. fields
C. products
D. contests
3.

A. turn
B. move
C. stir
D. build
4.
A. if
B. because
C. so
D. but
5.
A. food
B. meat
C. waste
D. fertilizer
D. Writing;I. Complete the second sentences without changing its meaning.
1. They named the temple after a Greek god.
The temple _____________________________________________________.
2. Mary is very intelligent. She can speak four languages.
Mary is intelligent enough _________________________________________.
3. His car runs fast but a race car runs faster.
His car _________________________________________________________.
4. “I will not tell anyone about your secret”, I said to her.
I promised ______________________________________________________.
5. “Don’t put anything into the electrical socket”, said the children’s mother.
Mom reminded her children ________________________________________.
6. She didn’t go to school yesterday because of her sickness.
Because ________________________________________________________.
7. It’s unsafe to go out alone very late at night.
Going __________________________________________________________.
8. Why don’t you finish the work soon?

You ought _______________________________________________________.
9. No other city in Vietnam is as large as Ho Chi Minh City.
Ho Chi Minh City is _______________________________________________.
10. Minh is 25 years old. Nam is only 18 years old.
Minh is _________________________________________________________.
II. Write the sentences using the word or phrase given in brackets without changing its meaning. Do not change this
word or phrase in any way.
1. We clean the kitchen every day. (cleaned)
 _______________________________________________________________.
2. She tiptoed because she didn’t want to wake the baby up. (so as not to)
_______________________________________________________________.
3. Oliver Kahn was the best goalkeeper in Europe from 1994 to 2008. (as)
_______________________________________________________________.
4. What is the price of this cap ? (much)
_______________________________________________________________.
5. Don’t make her unconscious. (conscious)
_______________________________________________________________.
III. Write the sentences using the words or phrases given. Some changes are necessary
1. give/victim/cup/tea/when/revive.
_______________________________________________________________.
2. I/call/ambulance/because/there/be/emergency.

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_______________________________________________________________.
3. She/go/school/6.30 am/every day.
_______________________________________________________________.
4. Math/be/my/favorite/subject.
_______________________________________________________________.

5. Ten/people/injure/accident,/only/one/take/hospital.
_______________________________________________________________.

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