SAMPLE TEST 08

I. LISTENING:
Receptionist: Good morning, Brownton swimming (1)______________
Tyrone: Hello, I’d like some information about the (2) ______________ polo club.
Receptionist: Yes, of course. We have an under 14s club, an under 16s club, an under 18s club and (3) ______________
club. How old are you?
Tyrone: I’m 15.
Receptionist: OK, so you want the under 16s club.
Tyrone: Yes.
Receptionist: Just a moment ... yes, we have two places in the under 16s club.
Tyrone: When do they (4)______________?
Receptionist: Let’s see, the under 16s train two evenings a week, on Mondays, no sorry, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from
6:30 – 8:00pm. And (5) ______________ are on Saturday mornings.
Tyrone: When does the training start?
Receptionist: Training starts next week, on September 2nd.
Tyrone: OK. And how much are the classes?
Receptionist: Classes are (6) ______________ for under 18s.
Tyrone: Great! What do I have to do to (7) ______________
Receptionist: You have to come to the swimming pool and (8) ______________ a form. You need to bring a
(9)____________ too.
Tyrone: OK.
Receptionist: Can I (10)______________ your name?
Tyrone: Yes, it’s Tyrone Williams. 
Receptionist: OK, thanks. Tyrone. 
Tyrone: Thanks. Bye.

II. MULTIPLE CHOICE:

11. ______________the help of computers, we can do a lot of things.
A. To B. For C. With D. At
12. When children came back ______________college or technical high school, they introduced new farming methods,
which resulted ______________ bumper crops.
A. to-in B. at-from C. from-in D. for-about
13. Some people think that John succeeded in business_______ his charming personality rather than his business skills.
A. because B. because of C. although D. despite
14. Linda didn’t go to school last week ______ she was seriously ill.
A. because B. because of C. despite D. although
15. - “Do you support the proposal to build a new airport?”- “______ ”
A. No, not really. B. No, I like it. C. No, I don’t think you’re right. D. Yes, I’m against it.
16. Since the liberation, the lifestyle of my village have changed. ( SYNONYM)
A. social life B. way of life C. daily life D. life span
17. Thanks to the fine weather, the farmers have had a bumper harvest of fruit this year. ( ANTONYM)
A. glorious B. miraculous C. good D. awful
*Choose the underlined word or phrase ( A,B,C or D) that needs correcting:
18. Although (A) the increases in (B) airfares, most (C) people still decide to travel (D) by plane.
19. Laura expected (A) to give her mother a hand (B) in housework at the weekend, but (C) she did nothing (D).
20. If you don’t (A) allow me entering (B), I will (C) break down (D) the door.

*Read the passage and choose the best words or phrases to fill in the gaps:
WHY DO WE PLAY SPORTS
A lot of people play sports but very few people become professional athletes. If sports are going to be a career, then why
should you play them, what should you train every day, why should you work hard and feel sore the next day. Would it be
better to forget sports and only to (21) ______________ on school. There’re actually a lot of good reasons to play sports.
First of all, sports are a great way to exercise. Exercising keeps you healthy and strong , it also helps you stay a good mood.
When you exercise, your body produces (22)______________ called endorphins. Endorphins give you a lot of extra energy
and it makes you feel happier. Sports are important for everyone but they are (23) ______________ important for young
people. They teach young people about winning and losing, also they teach young people how to communicate and work as
a team. (24) ______________, when you play soccer, you must learn how to communicate with your teammates and work
together. Sports also teach young people to respect their cultures, teammates and opponents. Many reports say that sports
help young people stay out of trouble. (25) ______________ a young person play sports, he or she are less likely to have
problems. This is because sports teach people about rules. They also teach people if they work hard, they may succeed.
Another good benefit of sports is that they make people leave their houses. These days, a lot of us spend too much time
watching television and playing video games. When you play sports, you go outside and exercise in the sun, you have fresh
air and get a little dirty. All of these things are important. You are probably not going to become a professional athlete, but
that doesn’t matter. Sports will help you become a better and happier person. Sports will help you make friends and stay
healthy. Here is another good reason to play sports. Sports are fun.
21. A. agree B. focus C. contribute D. better
22. A. chemist B. chemical C. chemicals D. chemist
23. A. special B. specialize C. speciality D. specially
24. A. For example B. However C. Therefore D. Moreover
25. A. Unless B. But C. So D. If
*Read the passage and choose the best answers to the questions:
News media are the means or methods by which people learn what is happening in the city, in the country, and in the
world. The news media can be classified into two general categories of print media and electronic media. Print media use the
written material to communicate news to readers. Electronic media use radio waves to send news into magazines and
newspapers. Most newspapers print news daily. For example, the newspapers “The New York Time” is published weekly,
the News week and Times magazines are published once a week. The electronic media are generally divided into radio and
television. Radio news is the one that you listen to. In the United States, many radio stations broadcast five minutes of news
every hour Television news is the one that you not only listen to but also watch it. In Canada and the United States, for
example, many people watch an hour of news on TV at six o’clock in the evening. In the future new categories of new media
will develop. Even today computers are beginning to influence the transmission and reception of news.
26. Print media use the written material ______________news to readers.
A. to communicate B. to give C. to transmit D. to send
27. Electronic media use air waves to send news into ______________
A. homes, offices, and public places C. universities
B. schools and hospitals D. the air
28. Radio news is the one that you______________
A. not only listen but also watch B. listen to C. read D. watch
29. How often do many radio stations in the United States broadcast news?
A. They broadcast fifty minutes of news every hour. C. They broadcast twenty minutes of news every hour.
B. They broadcast five minutes of news every hour. D. They broadcast nine minutes of news every hour.
30. Which means or methods are beginning to influence the transmission and reception of news?
A. Newspapers B. TV programmes C. Computers D. Radios

III. WRITING
*Choose ONE word from the box to fill in each gap:
occasion electronic permission straw miraculous cheap sunshine

31. A teenage boy had a ______________escape from death last night when he fell into an ice cold-river.
32. Sophisticated______________ calculators could give some students an unfair advantage.
33. She sat on the wall, enjoying the spring______________
34. The animals sleep on ______________behind my house.
35. He had taken the car without his father’s ______________

*Give the correct forms of the words in brackets:

36. I just wish he would do something ______________ with his life. (PRODUCE)
37. Without getting too ______________, this is basically how it works. (TECHNIQUE)
38. The ideal candidate will be an effective ______________ (COMMUNICATE)
39. The successful candidate will have experience in data and ______________ management. (KNOW)
40. His analysis is in many ways highly ______________ ( PERSUADE)

*Give the correct forms or tenses of the verbs in brackets:

41. . I went to the shops, but I couldn’t buy anything because I ______________ my wallet. ( lose)
42. There was nobody at the office. Mr. Brown ______________ the staff to go home. (allow)
43. She______________ a scholarship if she passes the exam with flying colours. ( give)
44. We had considerable difficulty ______________anywhere to park. ( find)
45. He stood by the balcony and watched her______________ away. ( drive)
*Rewrite the sentences using the words provided or as directed:
46. “ Please don’t smoke in your seats,” the air hostess said to the passengers. (REPORTED SPEECH)
_____________________________________________________________________
47. “ Have you worked eight hours a day except when the children are on holiday, Nam” said Lan (REPORTED SPEECH)
_____________________________________________________________________
48. They took part in the volunteer work and that amazed their parents. (Using RELATIVE CLAUSE)
_____________________________________________________________________
49. The building is the town hall. You can see it in front of you. (Using RELATIVE CLAUSE)
The_____________________________________________________________________
50. We couldn’t answer those two difficult questions. (PASSIVE)
Those_____________________________________________________________________