45-min test

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. here B. spend C. well D. very
2. A. lakes B. fields C. forests D. deserts
3. A. children B. chicken C. school D. cheap
4. A. played B. liked C. watched D. finished
II.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. garden B. enroll C. sidewalk D. drawing
2. A. tradition B. question C. companion D. musician
III. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences below.
1. You must _________ your homework at home.
A. to finish B. finishes C. finish D. finished
2. We ought to ______ the wardrobe in the corner opposite the bed.
A. put B. putting C. puts D. to put
3. The Sun ______ in the East.
A. rises B. rise C. rose D. raise
4. You must not let children play in the kitchen. The kitchen is a ______ place.
A. safe B. safely C. dangerous D. dangerously
5. She isn’t old enough _______ horror films.
A. seeing B. saw C. to see D. sees
6. Nam _______ to see the movie tonight.
A. is B. are C. am D. is going
7. The Earth ________ around the Sun.
A. go B. to go C. goes D. going
8. Lan________ a bad cold yesterday.
A. have B. has C. had D. having
9. Putting a knife ________ an electrical socket is dangerous.
A. to B. into C. at D. in
10. ________ does Miss Hoa want to be a teacher? Because she loves children.
A. What B. Who C. What D. Why
11. Children ________ play with matches. It only takes one match to cause a fire.
A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. don’t have to D. don’t
12. It's raining - Let's go________
A.inside B.outside C.downstairs D.upstairs
13. My father________ me a new bike two weeks ago.
A. bought B. buyed C. buys D. was buying
14. I used ________ in a small house when I was young.
A. to living B. to live C. live D. to lived
15. Look! Some children are ________ the buffaloes.
A. picking B. Ppaying C. driving D. herding
IV. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the
following passage.
Nowadays, leisure activities are totally different from the past. Many people no longer
enjoy (1)__________in outdoor activities after school. In stead, they(2)__________playing
computer games or surfing the web in their free time. Some people rely too much on computer
and the Internet. For example, they prefer(3)______ messages to having a face-to-face
conversation with friends. Even when people (4)________out with their friends, they rarely talk
but they use their phones to surf web. However, many people dislike the Internet and
the(5)________world. They hate to waste time on the computer and enjoy other activities such as
reading, shopping or sporting.
1.A.participate B.to participate C. participating D. participates
2.A.fancy B.don’t mind C.dislike D.hate
3.A.send B.to send C.to sending D. sends
4.A.play B.rely C.meet D.hang
5.A.virtual B.real C.fake D.new
V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined part in each of the following questions.
1. The teacher gave some suggestions on what could come out for the examination.
A. effects B. symptoms C. hints D. demonstrations
2. I’ll take the new job whose salary is fantastic.
A. reasonable B. acceptable C. pretty high D. wonderful
VI. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is
OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
1. The government is not prepared to tolerate this situation any longer.
A. look down on B. put up with C. take away from D. give on to
2. I clearly remember talking to him in a chance meeting last summer.
A. unplanned B. deliberate C. accidental D. unintentional
VII. Read the text, decide if the statements are True (T) or False (F) then answer the
questions.
Hello! My name is Ba. I'm 15 years old. I have a sister, Lan. She is 18, but she is as tall as I am.
Everyday I go to school in the morning and my sister has classes in the afternoon. I love listening
to pop music and reading novels in my free time. We both like playing chess and going
swimming in summer. I don't like cooking. I like watching films, especially war films on T.V. I
also love playing soccer in my spare time.
1. Lan is younger than Ba. _____
2. Both Ba and Lan go to school in the afternoon. _____
3. They love playing chess and go swimming. _____
4. Ba likes playing soccer in his spare time. _____
5. How old is Lan? ______________________________________________________________
6. What kind of films does Ba like? _________________________________________________
VIII. Choose the underlined part A, B, C or D that needs correcting
1. Having(A) leisure activities are (B) truly important to (C) the elderly (D).
2. When you game(A) online, be carefully (B) when making (C) friends with (D)
3. Life (A) in the countryside is much (B) peaceful and the life (C) is also slower (D).
4. Xo Dang men are(A) good at architecture (B), sculpting (C), and paint (D).
IX. Rewrite the sentences
1. The front yard is too small to play soccer.
=> The front yard isn’t _____________________________________________________
2. My house is smaller than your house.
=> Your house ____________________________________________________________
3. Jenny finds reading poetry boring.
=> Jenny dislikes __________________________________________________________
X. Write questions for the underlined parts.
1. Ethnic people often hold festivals in spring.
____________________________________________________________________?
2. They often gather together at the communal house in special occasions.
____________________________________________________________________?
 15-min test
Question 1. The child________ before the doctor arrived.
A. died B. had died C. has died D. was dying
Question 2. We cleaned up the room as soon as the guests________
A. had left B. has left C. left D. were leaving
Question 3. The secretary________ the report by 10:00 yesterday.
A. hasn't finished B. hasn't finished C. didn't finish D. would finish
Question 4. Jane's eyes are red. She________
A. cried B. has cried C. has been crying D. had cried
Question 5. This room is dirty. Someone________ in here.
A. smoked B. has smoked C. had been smoking D. has been smoking
Question 6. Arsenal________ next Monday.
A. wins B. will win C. would win D. is winning
Question 7. It ________ rain tomorrow.
A. rains B. will rain C. is going to rain D. is raining
Question 8. I'll come and see you before I ________ for America.
A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. shall leave
Question 9. The little girl asked what________ to her friend.
A. has happened B. happened C. had happened D. would have been happened
Question 10. John________ a book when I saw him.
A. is reading B. read C. was reading D. reading
Question 11. He said he________ return later.
A. will B. would C. can D. would be
Question 12. Jack________ he door.
A. has just opened B. open C. will have opened D. opening
Question 13. I have been waiting for you________
A. since early morning B. since 9 a.m C. for two hours D. all are correct
Question 14. My sister________ for you since yesterday.
A. is looking B. was looking C. has been looking D. looked
Question 15. Jack________ the door.
A. has just painted B. paint C. will have painted D. painting
Question 16. The train________ half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving B. left C. has left D. had left
Question 17. We________ Doris since last Sunday.
A. don't see B. haven't seen C. didn't see D. hadn't seen
Question 18. When I last saw him, he________ in London.
A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living
Question 19. She is tired now. She________ for a long time.
A. has been learning B. has learned C. learns D. learned
Question 20. They will have gone home before you________ to meet them.
A. came B. come C. will come D. are coming