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TEST 1
PART A: LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. CHOOSE THE WORD WHOSE UNDERLINED PART IS PRONOUNCED
DIFFERENTLY FROM THE OTHERS
1. a. fat

b. cat

c. table

d. sat

2. a. hit

b. tide

c. sit

d. did

3. a. fed

b. left

c. bet

d. these

4. a. color

b. hole

c. go

d. toe

5. a. these

b. free

c. scene

d. bed

6. a. peace

b. meat

c. instead

d.
leader

II.FIND THE MISTAKES IN THESE FOLLOWING SENTENCES
7. Our train will arrive to Hue at noon.
a. will arrive

b. to

c. at

d. noon

c. to

d. mysterious

8. Don't enter to this mysterious cave.
a. Don't

b. enter

9. An European gentleman is waiting for my boss in the hall.
a. An

b. is waiting

c. for

d. in

III.CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER FOR EACH FOLLOWING QUESTION
10.I know the
a. book

to the post office.
b. lunch

c. walk

11.Why didn't you go camping last week? If you
a. were being

b. have been

c. had been

d. way
there, you would have had a lot of fun.
d. was being

12.His trick made me furious.
a. extremely angry

b. hot

c. not very happy

d. too sad

13.- Will you do me a favor?
- Yes
a. at

great pleasure.
b. of

c. with

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d. in


14.Can you

me a good French restaurant?

a. recommend

b. praise

c. say about

15.What

if you had had a day off yesterday?

d. answer

a. would you have done

b. would you do

c. will you do

d. you would have done

16.He will

his brother to the zoo with him.

a. give

b. take

c. like

d. catch

17.Long is working in a bicycle firm. He

there since 1978.

a. had worked

b. has been working

c. were working

d. was working

18.She often hires the van to transport her goods.
a. the heavy car

b. the coach

c. the small truck

d. the big motorbike

19.

everything before the visitors came?

a. Had they prepared

b. Were they preparing

c. Have they prepared

d. Are they preparing

20.The boys were clapping their hands and cheering loudly.

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a. enjoying himself

b. crying loudly

c. observing the scene

d. shouting congratulations

21.What games did you like
a. best

b. well

22.Will you

c. rather

d. Better

me how to play tennis?

a. learn
23.I

?

b. call

c. need

d. show

that he was an English teacher.

a. am thinking

b. thought

c. am being thought

d. was thinking

24.There are only ordinary flowers in this garden.
a. common

b. good-looking

25.This is a good athlete
a. whom
a. hit

d. gently

performance is admired by many people in the world.

b. which

26.The ball

c. famous
c. whose

d. who

the fence and into the classroom.
b. shot

27.The test becomes

c. kicked

d. went over

and

a. hard I hard

b. harder I harder

c. hardest / hardest

d. harder / hard

28.Abdul was badly frightened by a stranger in the market.
a. surprised

b. embarrassed

29.Is her health getting
a. bad / bad

c. worried

and

b. good / good

d. terrified

?
c. worse I worse

d. more / more

30.Mrs. White, an elderly widow, was feeding her dogs.
a. a mature
31.Robert

b. an older

c. a somewhat old d. a very old

for Mary since noon.

a. is going to wait

b. has been waiting

c. is waiting

d. was going to wait

32.We shall
a. receive

this package to our friend in Ho Chi Minh city,
b. reply

c. send
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d. ask


33.The Jones
a. are living

in that house for twenty years. They like it very much,
b. were living

c. has lived

d. have been living

34.The old man descended the stairs slowly because he was afraid of falling.
a. went down

b. looked down

c. turned down

35.The United Nations Charter

signed in 1945.

a. are

c. has been

b. were

36.How often does Mr. Black
a. eat

d. stepped down
d. was

his vet?

b. food

c. give

d. feed

37.It is not raining now, but when I came to school this morning, it
a. is raining

b. was raining

c. has rained

d. has been raining

very hard.

38.Her factory went bankrupt and since then she has been out of work.
a. unable to do

b. disappointed

c. dissatisfied

d. unemployed

39.- He says he is still reading "The Old Man and the Sea".
- I don't think so. I
a. gave

it to him a long time ago and it's quite a short book.

b. was giving

c. have given

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d. are giving


40.I’d like to have this dress shortened.
a. reduced

b. tailored

c. made shorter

d. repaired

41.The road in front of your house
a. repairs

b. is preparing

c. is being repaired

d. repairing

42.He was so

that he went to bed early.

a. healthy

b. tired

c. strong

d. angrily

43.- Has Roger been looking for Jane for some time?
- Yes, he
a. has

b. has been

c. has looked

44.Nowadays, it's rather difficult to
a. apply for

b. want

d. have

a suitable job.
c. work

d. look on

45.When we arrived, the winner of the art competition

a prize.

a. awarded

b. were being awarded

c. was awarding

d. was being awarded

46.When I arrived, the train had
a. never

left.

b. yet

c. already

d. suddenlv

47.- Mr. and Mrs. Foster finally saw a football game.
-

they ever

a. Didn't / see

a football game before?

b. Wasn't / seen

c. Weren't / seen

48.If you don't hurry, we shall

the bus.

a. catch

c. run

b. miss

49.Lan lives on a farm. She

d. deceive

a traffic-jam before she went to the city last month.

a. did not see

b. were not seeing

c. had never seen

d. has never seen

50.I want you to
a. ask

d. Hadn't / seen

a double room for me at Bamboo Green hotel tonight.
b. keep on

c. phone
PART B: READING
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d. reserve


I. Read the passage and do the task that follows.
Every year students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are
young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others study
by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language, in film, on television, in
the office, or among their friends. But not many are lucky enough to do that. Most people
must work hard to learn another language.

Learning another language! Learning English! Why do all these people want to learn
English? It is not difficult to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at
school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own language, and Math and
English. (In England, or America, or Australia, many boys and girls study their own
language, which is English, and Math, and another language, perhaps French, or
German, or Spanish.)
Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn
English for their studies, because some of their books are in English at the college or
university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or
magazines in English.
1. According to the writer,
A.Only adults learn english.
B.No children like learning english.
C.English is only useful to teenagers.

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D.English is popular in much of the world.
2. Many people learn English by
A.watching videos only.

B. hearing the language in the office,

C. talking with the film stars.

D. working hard on their lessons.

3. Many boys and girls learn English because
A.English can give them a job.

B.It is included in their study course.
C.Their parents make them.
D.They have to study their own language.
4. In America or Australia many schoolchildren study
A.English as a foreign language.
B.English and math only.
C.Such foreign languages as french, german, and Spanish.
D.Their own language and no foreign language.
5. Many adults learn English because
A.Their work is useful.

B. They want to go abroad.

C. Most of their books are in english. D. It helps them in their work.
II.Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage.
The tourist (1)
is considered to be the World's largest industry. Before 1950,
about one million people (2)
abroad each year (3) by
the 1990s, the figure had (4)
to over 400 million every (5)
(6)
large numbers of tourist, however, are beginning to (7)
For example, in the Alps the skiers are destroying the mountains (8)
enjoy. Even parts of Mount
Everest in the Himalayas are reported to be covered (9)
been (10)

away.

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problems.
came to

old tins, tents and food that
have


But at time when we have greater freedom to travel (11)
more people are asking how they can enjoy their holiday (12)
spoiling the countryside.
Now there (13)
Earth. It (14)

ever before, more and
causing problems by

a new holiday guide called Holidays That Don't Cost the

you how you can help the tourist industry by asking your travel agent or your
tour operator the right questions (15)
you go on holiday.
PART C: WRITING
I. Use the suggested words and phrases to write complete sentences.
Example: The noise / the traffic / prevented / me / go
to sleep. The noise of traffic prevented me from
going to sleep.
1. We / go / airport / see / off / last.

2. Wish / have / money / buy / dictionary / yesterday.

3. Peter / advise / not / go / tram / time.

4. Can / manage / write / report / yourself?

5. They arrange / provide / new flat / Mary

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6. She not look / intelligent enough / university professor.

7. We / spend / time / learn / English / French / last year.

8. Although he work / hard, he / not success / his career.

9. Though / he / live / far / office / come / work / time.

10.He / insist / invite / mother-in-law / restaurant.

II. Rewrite the sentences with the given words or beginning in such a way that
their meanings remain unchanged.
1. There are fifteen jars in the cupboard.
The cupboard
2. I plan to start studying in Australia.
I'm going
3. This problem is difficult to solve.
It is
4. I'd like to invite you to lunch.

Will you
5. Liz doesn't very often go dancing.
Liz occasionally
PART D: SPEAKING
Which season do you like best?



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TEST 1
PART A: LANGUAGE FOCUS
1. c

2. b

3. d

4. a

5. d

6. c

7. b

8. c

9. a

10. d

11. c

12. a

13. c

14. a

15. a

16. b

17. b

18. c

19. a

20. d

21. a

22. d

23. b

24. a

25. c

26. d

27. b

28. d

29. c

30. c

31. b

32. c

33. d

34. a

35. d

36. d

37. b

38. d

39. a

40. c

41. c

42. b

43. a

44. a

45. d

46. c

47. d

48. b

49. c

50. d

PART B; READING
I. Read the passage and do the task that follows.
l. D

2. D

3. B

4. C

5. D

II.Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage.
1. industry

2. traveled

3. but

4. risen

5. year

6. such

7. cause

8. they

9. with

10. thrown

11. than

12. without

13. is

14. tells

15. before

PART C: WRITING
I. Use the suggested words and phrases to write complete sentences.
1. We went to the airport to see him off last week.
2. I wish I had had some money to buy a dictionary yesterday.
3. Peter advised me not to go by train next time.
4. Can you manage to write the report yourself?
5. They arranged to provide a new flat to Mary.
6. She doesn't look intelligent enough to be a university professor.
7. We spent more time on learning English and French last year.
8. Although he worked hard, he could not success in his career.


9. Though he lives far from his office he always comes to work on time.
10.He insisted on our inviting his mother-in-law to the restaurant.
II.Rewrite the sentences with the given words or beginning in such a way that
their meanings remain unchanged.
1. The cupboard contains fifteen jars/has fifteen jars in it.
2. I'm going to start studying in Australia.
3. It is a difficult problem to solve/difficult to solve this problem.
4. Will you come lunch with me?
5. Liz occasionally goes dancing.
PART D: SPEAKING
There are 4 seasons in a year in my country. Each season has its own charm. For me,
I like summer best. Below are some reasons for my preference.
First, summer is the time when I've long holidays. When summer comes, I am free

from my studies and I can rest/relax after busy work days (= after days of hard work).


Secondly, summer is the season of fruit. How delightful it is to go for a picnic in the
countryside on summer holidays and enjoy delicious fruits such as: mangoes,
grapefruits, durians, rambutans, mangosteens and so on.
Finally, I like summer best because my birthday falls on August, 13rd. This is an
occasion for me to hold a birthday party so that I can have a good time with my friends.


TEST 2
PART A: LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. CHOOSE THE WORD WHOSE UNDERLINED PART IS PRONOUNCED
DIFFERENTLY FROM THE OTHERS
1. a. ahead

b. capitalist

c. also

d.
important

2. a. large

b. war

c. motor-car

d. starter

3. a. fat

b. bat

c. fade

d. lack

4. a. time

b. find

c. nice

d. bid

5. a. loud

b. amount

c. found

d. you

6. a. cup

b. tube

c. nut

d. but

II.FIND THE MISTAKES IN THESE FOLLOWING SENTENCES
7. My brother is three years elder than me.
a. My

b. is

c. elder

d me

8. The weather was such cold that we didn't go out.
a. was

b. such

c. that

d. didn't go

9. I drew my salary and I bought a trousers for my father yesterday.
a. drew

b. bought

c. a trousers

d. for

III.CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER FOR EACH FOLLOWING QUESTION
10.Do you know where Peter
a. find

b. seen

his car?
c. looks

d. found

c. filled

d. is being filled

11.When we came, the stadium
a. was being filled b. has filled

12.Florida was rocked by a car bomb explosion yesterday.
a. shaken violently b. taken
13.How long
a. have you been
14.Nancy is
a. making

c. seized

waiting for me? Just a few minutes.
b. are you

c. were you

d. had you been

a shirt to present Nam on his birthday.
b. building

c. selling

15.Nam was not at the meeting yesterday. I wish he
a. had been

d. taken seriously

b. were

c. has been

d. handing
there.
d. was


16.A helicopter managed to land on the mountain and rescued the climbers.
a. pretended
17.If I

b. succeeded

d. was able

you, I wouldn't accept the invitation.

a. had been

b. were

18.New machines
a. have

c. could
c. are

d. has been

used on this farm
b. are being

19.After they

c. being

d. were being

the Olympic torch into the stadium, the games began.

a. had carried

b. were carrying

c. had been carrying

d. has carried

20.Their speed is approximately twenty miles an hour.
a. under

b. above

c. about

23.Hung went to Ha Noi last week. She
a. was being
24.He forgot to
a. give me back

b. was

d. over

there once a few years ago.

c. had been

d. has been

the ruler I lent him.
b. pay me

c. lend me again

d. offer me


25.- Had you and Bill ever seen the Olympic Games before?
- No, we
a. hadn't

b. didn't

c. weren't

26.The English are always
a. angry

in football.

b. pleased

c. interested

27.I wish my grandparents
a. weren't died
a. practiced

c. hadn't died

d. has died

the children very much.
b. trained

29.I wish it

c. interested

d. happy

my birthday every day, but it isn't.

a. had been

b. were

30.Nam

the heavy suitcase for the old woman.

a. held

b. helped

31.The examinations

c. is

d. had been

c. called

b. will have given

c. would have given

d. will be given

32.I believe her. I don't think she would
b. tell

33.Traffic rules

d. carried

next month.

a. will give

a. say

d. happy

before I was born, but they did.

b. didn't die

28.The acrobats

d. hasn't

me a lie.

c. speak

d. talk

at all times.

a. must observe

b. must have observed

c. must be observed

d. must been observed

34.The boy was punished because he was very rude to his uncle.
a. cruel

b. impolite

c. polite

d. kind

35.The visiting team scored one goal in the first half. The home team scored two goals in
the second half. The home team the game.
a. played

b. won

c. lost

d. gain

36.The teacher wanted her naughty pupil to go out immediately.
a. completely

b. at once

c. correctly

d. all answers are correct

37.Jim contributes news or comments regularly from abroad to a newspaper. He’s


a. a correspondent b. a competitor
38.I

c. an athlete

d. journalist

here for ten years.

a. works

b. am working

c. work

d. have been working

39.Cattle and sheep graze in the
a. rivers
40.I
a. meet

b. bridges

c. meadows

d. hills

c. met

d. have met

him two weeks ago.
b. was meeting

41.Cars, buses, and bicycles are means of
a. conversation
42.I

b. transport

c. competition

d. traffic

to my present house in 1985.

a. moved

b. have been moving

c. have moved

d. was moving

43.Taxis are
a. convenient

for tourists who need to get to the airport quickly.
b. cheaper

c. distant

d. comfortable


44.

to Dalat?

a. Are you ever

b. Were you ever

c. Do you ever being

d. Have you ever been

45.Winners of Olympic events are
a. prepared

b. presented

46.I felt asleep when I
a. am doing

with medals.
c. given

d. taken

my exercises.

b. am being did

c. was doing

d. all are correct

47.The football player between the defender and the forward is known as the
a. back player

b. striker

c. midfield link man

d. middle player

48.The classroom is very dirty. We

it for three months.

a. haven't cleaned

b. weren't cleaning

c. hadn't cleaned

d. aren't cleaning

49.Sunday is the day
a. when

b. where

I don't have many things to do.
c. which

d. that

50.Jack is out of breath. He
a. was running

b. has been running

c. has run

d. would run
PART B: READING

I. Read the passage and do the task that follows.
Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in the nineteenth century, and
later came to the United States. Several members of his family did a great deal to
encourage him in the field of science. His father helped him a lot by supervising his work
with the deaf. When he worked with the deaf and investigated the science acoustics, his
studies eventually led to invention of multiple telegraphs and his greatest invention - the
telephone. He dedicated the last quarter century of his life to advances in aviation.
1. What was Alexander Graham Bell's greatest invention?
A.multiple telegraph.

B. telephone.

C. aviation.

D. acoustics.

2. To what did Bell dedicate the last years of his life?
A.acoustics science.

B. aviation.


c. adventure.

D. architecture.

3. How many years did Bell dedicate to aviation?
A.100

B.50

C. 35

D. 25

4. What can we conclude about Alexander Graham Bell?
A.He worked very hard, but never succeeded.
B.He spent so many years working in aviation because he wanted to be a pilot.
C.He dedicated his life to science and the well-being of mankind.
D.He worked with the deaf so that he could invent the telephone.
5. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.Bell was born in the 18th century.
B.Bell worked with the deaf.
C.Bell experimented with the science of acoustics.
D.Bell invented a multiple telegraph.
II.Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage.


Most people think of computers as very modem (1)
technological age. But actually the idea for a computer (2)
centuries ago by a man (3)

, products of our new

worked out over two

Charles Babbage.
Babbage was born (4)
1791 and grew up to be a brilliant mathematician. (5)
drew up plans for several calculating machines (6)
he called "engines". But despite the
fact that he (7)
building some of these he never finished any of them.
Over the years people have argued (8) his machines would ever work. Recently, (9)
, the Science Museum in London has finished building (10)
engine based (11)
one of Babbage's designs.
(12)
has taken six years to complete and more (13)
four thousand parts
have been specially made. Whether it works or not, the machine will be on show at a
special exhibition in the Science Museum (14)
remind people of
Babbage's (15)
.
PART C: WRITING
I. Use the suggested words and phrases to write complete sentences.
Example: High time / someone / tell / him / stop /
behave / child. It's high time someone told him to stop
behaving like a child.
1. He / leave / house / without / say / word.

2. We / argue / the waiter / price / meal.

3. I / remembered / lock / car / door before / leaving.

4. There / no truth / reports / resignation.

5. I / dream / bears / crash / undergrowth.


6. She / keen / tennis player

7. She / stand / road, / stamp / feet / stay warm.

8. They Warn / us not / sleep without mosquito nets.

9. The patient's wife advise / him not / change his mind.

10.Many people / rather travel / car / by train.

II.Rewrite the sentences with the given words or beginning in such a way that
their meanings remain unchanged.
1. Can you explain this word to me, please?
What does
2. How long does the train journey from Pamplona to Madrid
take? When does
3. You can trust me to finish the report on time.
I promise
4. I don't know where he lives.
Where


5. That isn't my car.

That car
PART D: SPEAKING
What do you do every day?


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TEST 2
PART A: LANGUAGE FOCUS
1. c

2. b

3. c

4. d

5. d

6. b

7. c

8.b

9. c

10. d

11. a

12. a

13. a

14. a

15. a

16. d

17. b

18. b

19. a

20. c

21. b

22. a

23. b

24. a

25. a

26. c

27. c

28. c

29. b

30. d

31. d

32. b

33. c

34. b

35. b

36. b

37. a

38. d

39. c

40. c

41. b

42. a

43. a

44. d

45. b

46. c

47. c

48. a

49. a

50. b

PART B: READING
I. Read the passage and do the task that follows.
l. B

2. B

3. D

4. C

5. A

II.Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage.
1. inventions

2. was

3. called

4. in

5. he

6. which

7. started

8. whether

9. however

10. an

11. on

12. it

13. than

14. to

15. work

PART C: WRITING
I. Use the suggested words and phrases to write complete sentences.
1. He left the house without saying any word.
2. We argued with the waiter the price of the meal.
3. I remembered locking the car door before leaving.
4. There is no truth in the reports of his resignation .
5. I dreamt of bears crashing through the undergrowth.
6. She's a keen tennis player.
7. She stood by the road, stamping her feet to stay warm.
8. They warned us not to sleep without mosquito nets.


9. The patient's wife advised him not to change his mind.
10.Many people'd rather travel by car than by train.
II.Rewrite the sentences with the given words or beginning in such a way that
their meanings remain unchanged.
1. What does this word mean, please?
2. When does the Pamplona train/the train from Pamplona arrive in Madrid?
3. I promise I'll finish the report on time.
4. Where does he live?
5. That car doesn't belong to me.
PART D: SPEAKING
Every morning, when the clock strikes five, I immediately get out of bed. After
making my bed, I do morning exercises for about 15 minutes.
After that I brush my teeth, wash my face and review my lessons. I eat breakfast at
6.15 I leave my house for school at 6.30. It takes me 15 minutes to go from my house
to my school by motorcycle. I