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NAME:
THE 15 MINUTE TEST
No.1
I. Put in a/ an or the where necessary. Leave an empty space (-) if sentence is already
complete. (3,5m)
1. I don't usually like staying at ................. hotels, but last summer we spent a few days at…….......
very nice hotel by ............ sea.
2. I won't be home for ........... dinner this evening. I'm meeting some friends after .........work and
we're going to the cinema.
3. I'd like to invite him to ...........dinner next week, if that's OK with .
4. 'Would you like........................... ice cream? There's one in .................. fridge.' 'Thanks.'
5. There was ………accident as I was going home last night. Two people were taken to…………
hospital.
6. I saw………car. ……………….owner of……………..car is over there
7 . 'Look outside. ........... sky is getting very dark.' `I hope there isn't going to be a storm.'
II. Rewrite the following sentences, using It was not until . (2m)
1. No one could leave the stadium until 2.30...................................................................................
2. We didn't have any holiday until last summer...............................................................................
3. They didn't pay the bill until the electricity was cut off..................................................................
4. She didn’t recover her confidence until that morning……………………………………………….
III. Make Wh-questions from the underlined word or phrase. (3m)
1. He was absent from school because he felt sick.
2. My mother is cooking in the kitchen.
……………………………………………….
……………………………………………………….
3. I like Rock and roll.
……………………………………………………………
4. My favourite musician is Van Cao.
……………………………………………………………
5. It’s very hot in HCM city in March.
……………………………………………………………
6. We went to Lan’s birthday party last week.
…………………………………………………….
IV. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in parentheses. Choose between -ed and – ing participial adjectives. (1.5m)
1. 'Do you think Margaret will take the job you offered her'?' 'I don't know.
She seemed
…….. …………………..in it, however. (interest)
2. I was ........................... that Jan couldn't come to the party.' 'Her boss made her work overtime.'
(disappoint)
3. 'How .......................... we are to hear that you got the scholarship!' `Thank you. It was really a
surprise.'(please)
4. 'I can't believe that Jim is marrying the vice-president's daughter.' `That they would get married
is …………………….(surprise)
5. 'This handmade cloth is beautiful.' .”............................. to see such quality is”. (please)
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6. I think the way Jessica behaved was quite ................................"Yes, I think so.' (shock)
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THE 15 MINUTE TEST
No.2
I. Put in a/ an or the where necessary. Leave an empty space (-) if sentence is already
complete. (3.5m)
........ tennis is my favorite sport. I play once or twice ........... week if I can, but I'm not......... very
good player.
There was ........... accident as. I was going ............ home last night. Two people were taken
to .............. hospital
'I'm going out for a walk. Have you seen my shoes?' 'Yes, they're on .............. floor in
..........kitchen.'
°We'd better go. We've been here for ..........hour.' 'That was.............. fastest hour I've ever
spent.'
I saw………car. ……………….owner of……………..car is over there
I saw ……………………. accident this morning.
II. Rewrite the following sentences, using It was not until. (2m)
1. She didn't stop learning German until the age of 24....................................................................
2. I didn't sleep until midnight...........................................................................................................
3. She wasn’t allowed to open her presents until her birthday
...................................................................................................................................................
4. He didn’t arrive at the office until half past nine.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
III. Make Wh-questions from the underlined word or phrase. (3m)
1. There are fifty –two in my school.
……………………………………………………………..
2. A serious accident happened yesterday.
3. We prefer pop music to classical music.
4. My brother goes to school by bike.
5. It’s Mr. Dawson’s car.
……………………………………………………...
…………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………..
6. It takes two hours to ride to Vung Tau by car. ……………………………………………..
IV. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in parentheses. Choose between -ed and – ing participial adjectives. (1.5m)
1. 'The students all went to the circus yesterday.' I heard it was really ............................. (amuse)
2. 'What a terrible football game!' I thought it was ............................. (delight)
3. 'Professor Allen's class is the best I have ever been to." I think it's the most ...................... (bore)
4. 'How does Jane like her new car? 'She's …………………. with it. (delight)
5. 'The cabaret was amusing' `Claire was certainly ............ …….She couldn't stop laughing.'
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(amuse)
6. I think the way Jessica behaved was quite ................................"Yes, I think so.' (shock)