THE EXERCISES FOR EXERLENT STUDENTS.
TEST 12.
1. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
others.
2. a. dark b. father c. star d. principal
2. a. old b. sociable c. outgoing d. volunteer
3. a. my b. curly c. library d. lucky
4. fair b. straight c. train d. wait
5. a. spends b. laughs c. friends d. potatoes
2. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or
substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
6. The water in the lake seldom_______in winter.
. freeze b. freezes c. froze d. freezing
7. In Britain school always________in September.
a. begin b. begins c. began d. beginning
8. I don’t have enough money_______________.
a. for a holiday b. to a holiday c. to go a holiday d. going on holiday
9. He wasn’t experienced enough_______.
. for doing the job b. to do the job c. to the job d. doing the job
10. The wall was________.
a. ten meters height b. ten meter height c. ten meters high d. high ten meters
11. Here are some books. Take the_____you want.
a. books b. things c. ones d. person
12. He’s the boy________ invited me to his party.
a. he b. who c. ones d. whom
13. Her new glasses change her________
a. appear b. appears c. appearance d. appearances
14. She is very generous ................. She often buys me presents.
a. sociable b. outgoing c. kind d. reserved
15. _______is something that you say or do to make people laugh.
a. Joke b. Novel c. Poem d. Fairy tale
II. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.
16. He always eats eggs for breakfast and drink some milk.
A B C D
17. When he is four, Michael came to London with his parents.
A B C D
18. You won’t pass the examination if you don’t work hardly enough.
A B C D
19. The instructions were’t clear enough for me understand
A B C D
20. Last year, Tim comes to the school for the first time.
A B C D
IV. Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the bank spaces.
Dear Tuan.
Hello! I’m your new pen friend. My name is Halen. That’s my first name. My
(21)______is Jones.
I’m from Cardiff, in Wales. I’m fifteen years (22)_______
The name of my school is the Central Cardiff Comprehensive. I am in Year 8. There
(23)___twenty-seven students (24)____my class. My (25)_____singer is Justin Timberlake.
Who is your favorite? Best wishes,
Helen This is a (26)_________of me!
21. a. second name b.nick name c. middle name d. family name
22. a. age b.ages c.old d. ago
23. a. is b.are c. was d. were
24. a. in b. at c. on d.of
25. a. favorite b. interesting c. pleased d.best
26. a. photo b. photograph c. book d. a&b are
correct
V. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers
each of the questions about it.
My best friend’s full name is Stuart Kenneth Young. His family, call
him Ken, for short, but his nickname at school is ‘Sky’! He was born in Manchester, but now
he lives in Newcastle. Sky is fifteen years old. He is 1.65m tall and he weighs 50 kilos. He’s
got short brown hair and dark brown eyes.
He is interested in all kinds of sport and music. His favorite group is U2, but his favorite
singer is Bryan Adams. Sports View is his favorite TV program Sky’s favorite food is pizza.
He hates people who smoke all the time. I like Sky because he’s got a good sense of humor. I
also like him because he’s a great dancer.
27. Who is Stuart Kenneth Young?
a. my best friend b. the author’s best friend
c. Sky’s classmate d. Sky’s next-door neighbor
28. Where does he live?
a. In Newcastle b. In manchester
c. In the United State d. a & b
29. Stuart likes____________
a . all kinds of sport and music b. U2
c. Bryan Adams d. all are correct
VI. Complete the following sentences without changing their meanings:
1. The doctor said to me, “You should lose weight.”
--The doctor advised me .........................................
2. Mary said, “Let’s go to a movie.”
-- Mary suggested ....................................................
3. “I didn’t break the windows”, Bill said.
-- Bill denied ............................................................
4. “You told a lie, Tom”, she said.
-- She accused Tom ..................................................
5. “I can’t go to your birthday party next Saturday evening, Jack”, said Mary.
-- Mary apologized for..............................................
6. “I won’t help you with your homework. Never ! ” Jane said to me.
- - Jane refused ..........................................................
7. Joe said, “Please come to my party.”
-- Joe invited.................................................................
8. Mr. Gray said, “Don’t play in the street.”
-- Mr. Gray warned the children not .........................
9. “Would you like to come on a picnic with us?
-- They invited ..........................................................
TEST 12
I. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
1. a. annoy b. enough c. lucky d.reserved
2. a. humor b. orphan c. receive d.curly
3. a. appearance b. annoyance c. outgoing d.character
4. a. extremely b. generous c. orphanage d.humorous
5. a. sociable b. volunteer c. photograph
d.beautiful
II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or
substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
6. It seems you often _______ up very early.
a. get b. got c. getting d. getted
7. Water _____ at 100°C.
a. boil b. boils c. boiled d. is boiling
8. In the kitchen, there was a _______ table.
a. beautiful large wooden round b. beautiful large round wooden
c. large wooden beautiful round d. round wooden beautiful large
9. He wasn’t ______ the job.
a. experienced enough to b. enough experienced to
c. experienced enough for d. enough experienced for
10. Is there enough room _____ in the car?
a. for me b. to me c. for I d. to I
11. That was one of the _____ days of my life.
a. gladdest b. most glad c. happiest d. most happy
12. Jane wants to go to the cinema but I would prefer at home.
a. stay b. to stay c. to staying d. for staying
13. I live ______20 Oxford Street.
a. in b. at c. on d. from
14. It was generous _______ you to share your food with me.
a. of b. to c. for d. about
15. I was late, but ________ they waited for me.
a. lovely b. luckily c. extremely d. silly
III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.
16. Harry went to Disneyland and has a good time
A B C D
17. Her grandmother has a big beautiful old brown table.
A B C D
18. Some of us had to sit on the floor because there weren’t enough chak.
A B C D
19. I washed my hands, although they still looked dirty.
A B C D
20. Each of the rooms have a color television.
A B C D
IV. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
My sister and I like each other very much although we are very (21)______She’s six
years (22) ______ ____me and she works in a bank. I’m still (23)______ school, so I don’t
have a job. My sister (24) ____her job, and she earns a lot of money, so she can go out and
enjoy herself. She’s very (25)___and often invites me to go with her, but I’m studying very
(26) ________ at the moment because I want to pass my exams. I usually say no when she
asks me, (27) _______ last night I was tired (28)_______ work so I went with her to a dance.
We had a great time!
21. a. similar b. the same c. alike d. different
22. a. old than b. older than c. oldest d. the oldest
23. a. in b. at c. on d. of
24. a. like b. likes c. is liking d. are liking
25. a. kind b. reserved c. hard-working d. helpful
26. a. hard b. hardly c. hard-working d. busy
27. a. so b. because c. but d. and
28. a. by b. with c. of d. to
V. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each
of the questions about it.
My name’s Ellen and my husband’s name is Peter. We’ve got three children - two
sons and a daughter. Our sons’ names are Ian and Ben. They’re twins, but they aren’t
identical. Ian’s got dark hair, but Ben’s hair is fair. Our daughter’s name is Tracy. She’s eight
years old. The boys are four.
identical (adj): giống hệt
29. How many people are there in Ellen’s family?
a.3 b.4 c.5 d.6
30. What does the word ‘twins’ in line 3 mean?
a. one of two children who were born at the same time to the same mother
b. the child of somebody’s aunt or uncle
c. a girl or woman who is somebody’s child
d. a boy or man who is somebody’s child
31. How old is Ben?
a. He’s four years old. b. He’s eight years old.
c. He’s two years old. d. no information
32. What’s Ellen’s daughter’s name?
a. Ian b. Ben c. Tracy Peter
33. Which of the following is not true?
a. Ellen’s husband’s name is Peter.
b. Tracy is eight years old.
c. Ian and Ben are twins.
d. Ian’s got black hair and Ben’s hair is blond.