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Name:…………………………………
Class:…………………………………

ENGLISH TEST
Time: 45m

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1.
A. received
B. worked
C. obtained
D.harboured
2.
A. breathe
B. breakfast
C. already
D. dreamt
3.
A. romantic
B. mature
C. mathematics
D. humanity
4.
A. private
B. diploma
C. guide
D. writer
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence
5.
Marie Curie was born ________ November 7, 1867.
A. in

B. from
C. at
D. on
6.
The man looked familiar. I ________ him somewhere before.
A. saw
B. have seen
C. had seen
D. see
7.
Last night a tornado swept through Rockville. It ________ everything in its path.
A. destroyed
B. was destroyed
C. had destroyed
D. has destroyed
8. My sister is looking forward _______ your country
A. to visit
B. visiting
C. to visiting
D. visit
9. John_________ever goes to the theatre.
A. rarely
B. hardly
C.not
D. sometimes
10. My friends decided _________ on a picnic this Sunday.
A. to go
B. going
C. about going
D. go

11. “___________ do you get to school ?” – “ By bike”
A. What
B. How
C. How often
D. How far
12. What lesson do you have at 8:00 on Monday ?
A. Literature
B. Blue
C. Friday
D. four lessons
13. In 1903, Marie became the first woman __________ a Doctor of Science degree.
A. receiving
B. receive
C. receives
D. to receive
14. He behaved like an adult. I think he is more ________ than the other boys in his class.
A. intelligent
B. mature
C. ambitious
D. developed
15. He_______ the piano everyday.
A. practise
B. practises
C. to practise
D.practising
16. I enjoy ______ with my classmates about their future plans
A. told
B. to talk
C. talking
D. talk

17. We got ______ the plane at 10.30 and the plane took ______ on time.
A. in/ off
B. on/ up
C. in/ out
D. on/ off
18. There is no................... explanation for what happened.
A. scientist
B. scientific
C. scientifically
D. science
Choose the best answer ( A, B, C, or D) which is the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

19. Mike: Sorry, I’ve got to go. Talk to you later.
Peter: ____________
A. Well, it’s nice to meet you.

B. What’s the matter with you?

C. How’s everything at school?

D. Great. I’ll see you tomorrow.

20. Mai: ____________?
Thu: They’re kind but very strict.
A. How are your teachers?

B. What are your teachers?

C. What are your teachers like?

D. What do your teachers look like?

Choose the best answer ( A, B, C, or D) to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each
of the following questions.
21. She is happy and satisfied with what she has done.
A. Contended
B. interested
C. tired
D. unsatisfied


22. People ran into the streets in panic after the explosion.
A. calmness
B. fright
C. surprise
D. loneliness
Choose the best answer ( A, B, C, or D) to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each
of the following questions.
23. He passed his exams with flying colour.
a. successfully
b. difficultly
c. badly d. easily
24. Her father, a former teacher, taught her a few things, but she was mostly self-educated.
A. Taught herself
B. born a genius
C. studying
D. thought herself
Choose the incorrect part indicated by A,B,C or D in the following sentence.
25. Before she became a film star, she has been a stand-up comedian.
A

B
C
D
26. Tom watches usually television in the evening.
A
B
C
D
27. She has lived in London for five years before she moved to New York.
A

B

C

D

28. I spend 20 minutes to read books every day.
A

B

C

D

Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence
Hello everyone, my name is Lam. I’m a cyclo driver in HCM City. I usually have a busy working day. I get up at five thirty
in the morning. I start work at six. My first passenger is usually an old man. I take him from District 1 to District 5. After I
drop him at a cafe near HCM City College of Education, I pedal to Thai Binh Market. My next passenger is a lady who does

shopping there every two days. I help her put all her purchases into the cyclo and then take her to her shop in Tran Hung Dao
Street. At about ten thirty I ride off toward Nguyen Thi Minh Khai School. There I park my cyclo, chat with some of my
fellows and wait for my third passengers. They are two school pupils, a girl and a boy. I take them home. At twelve I have
lunch at a food stall near BT Market. After lunch, I park my cyclo under a tree, take a short rest and then continue my
afternoon’s work.
29. What is Mr. Lam doing to earn money?
A. doctor
B. sport teacher
C. cyclo driver
D. engineer
30. Where does his first passenger – the old man go?
A. From district 1 to district 5
B. From district 2 to district 5
C. From district 1 to district 3
D. From district 5 to district 1
31. The lady goes shopping…………
A. every one day
B. every two days
C. every three days
D. every four days
32. What time does Mr. Lam ride to Nguyen Thi Minh Khai School?
A. At about 10 am
B. At about 10.30 am C. At about 11 am
D. At 11.30 am
Read the passage below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space
Marie Curie’s maiden name was Maria Sklodowska, and her nickname while growing (1) …………………… was Manya.
She was born in Warsaw at a time (2) …………………. Poland was under Russian domination after the unsuccessful revolt
of 1863. Her parents were teachers, but soon after Manya, their fifth child, was born, they lost their teaching posts. Their
young daughter (3)………………… long hours helping with the meals, but she (5) won a medal for excellence at the local
high school where examinations and some classes were held in Russian.

No higher education was available for women in Poland at that time, so Manya took a job as a tutor. She sent part of her
earnings to Paris help pay for her older sister’s medical studies. Her sister qualified as a doctor and got married a fellow
doctor in 1891. Manya went (4)…………………them in Paris, changing her name to Marie. She entered the Sorbonne ( now
the Universities of Paris) and studied physics and Mathematics, graduated at the top of her class. In 1984, she met the French
chemist Pierre Curie, and they were married the following year.
33. A. up

B. on

C. down

D. above

34. A. why

B. where

C. when

D. at that

35. A. worked

B. had worked

C. was working

D. working

36. A. joining in

B. and join in

C. to join

D. and join


Choose the best answer ( A, B, C, or D) to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following
questions
37. We started to write to each other three years ago.
A. We used to write to each other for three years.
C. We have written to each other since three years.
B. We have written to each other for three years.
D. We used to write to each other in three years.
38. John regrets selling this house.
A. John regrets because he didn’t sell his house
B. John wants to sell his house
C. John sold his house because he regrets
D. John sold his house and now he feels sorry.
39. As soon as he arrived at the airport, he called home.
A. Calling home, he said that he had arrived at the airport.
B. No sooner had he arrived at the airport than he called home.
C. He arrived at the aiport sooner than he had expected.
D. He arrived at the airport and called me to take him home.
40. Mrs. Hoa enjoy teaching children.
A. Mrs. Hoa chooses teaching because she loves children.
B. Mrs. Hoa loves teaching children.
C. Teaching is interested for Mrs. Hoa
D. It’s not interesting for Mrs. Hoa to teach children.